Domestic abuse charities across the nation have been issuing warnings relating to the rise in domestic abuse cases happening linked to the current football matches.
The rise in Domestic abuses cases have spiked by 61 per cent since the March 2020 lockdown and March 2021, with the heightened excitement of England’s victory throughout the 2020 Euros, similar warnings and helpline numbers are being shared.
Football isn’t necessarily directly responsible for the rise in cases, but with alcohol commonly being associated with football matches, it often fuels the abusers into acting out.
In 2014, a study found that domestic abuse cases increased by 38% when England lose and by 26% when they drew or won.
Leaving an abusive relationship is never easy, nor simple. If you are in are in an abusive relationship and are ready to leave and begin the process of a divorce, you will need a grounds for divorce, which in this case would be ‘unreasonable behaviour, and you will also need a way to prove this. If you would like to discuss this in more detail we can set up a discrete meeting to suit you, be it virtually or face to face. If you would like to just do some quick research about divorce, visit our divorce page here.
If you’re not ready to take that step yet and you are still figuring your path out, there are many charities out there that will be able to offer you discrete advice and assure you that there is an end point. We have listed some below that you can look into when you are ready. Note – Many of these websites will have a ‘Quick Exit’ button that you can press if you feel you are being watched, which will then close the website.
https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/
https://www.saferplaces.co.uk/
This is not legal advice; it is intended to provide information of general interest about current legal issues.
