A woman who fled Northamptonshire after “years of domestic abuse” has been awarded more than £22,000 in damages. The woman, who has been kept anonymous, was abused by her partner for more than a decade.
She was left devastated after being told charges against her partner for coercive and controlling behaviour and rape were being dropped. Despite no criminal convictions against her partner, the woman was awarded £22,600 in damages via a Government scheme to compensate victims of violent crime. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme is able to award damages in cases where it feels there is enough evidence to suggest a crime has been committed.