Women have spoken out about how they feel like ‘an inconvenience and annoyance’ to Devon and Cornwall Police when reporting domestic abuse and stalking.
ITV News West Country spoke to two women in Cornwall about their experience of domestic abuse and stalking, and how they were treated by police. They have been kept anonymous for safety reasons.
Julie said she was in an abusive marriage which turned into economic abuse. When she went to the police, she said she didn’t feel seen or listened to.