PUBLISHED: 13:31 20 April 2019 | UPDATED: 13:31 20 April 2019 Reece Hanson Carley Fletcher after being assaulted by her partner David Learmonth. PHOTO: Carley Fletcher Archant A domestic violence survivor who had to spray her boyfriend with bleach to stop a vicious assault has urged people to reach out and get protection from abusers. Carley Fletcher was subjected to the horrific attack by her boyfriend of five months David Learmonth, who repeatedly kicked her in the head and held a broken chair leg to her throat.Shortly before the attack, which took place on December 13 last year, Learmonth changed his relationship status on Facebook to 'widowed', before trying to climb up to her flat on a ladder outside.She said: “I didn't want him to kick off outside because there is a baby in the building so I went running down and let him inside.“He was getting mad so I locked my dog in my bedroom. My dog doesn't like him anyway because of the way he … [Read more...] about ‘I sat there with bleach and told him not to come near me’
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I stayed in an abusive relationship with my wife because she threatened to not let me see my kids if I left – and there are plenty of other men like me
IF Matthew Wrightson didn’t do as his ex-wife wanted, she’d disconnect his computer, hide the cables and force him to do housework. Even worse, she’d threaten to limit his access to the children if he dared to even think about leaving her. Despite being married for seven years and having three children together, Matthew was rarely allowed free time with them. “If I did overtime at work, for example, and she wasn’t happy about it, she would threaten to pack her bags, [take] the kids and leave the country or even throw me out of the house,” Matthew, 41, a commercial project manager from Peterborough, tells Sun Online. Matthew is one of the increasing number of men who are the victim of coercive controlling relationships. A new study found that more than a third of men in the UK have admitted being a victim of such a relationship, which strips the victim of their liberty and sense of self and became illegal in December 2015. Separate research suggests … [Read more...] about I stayed in an abusive relationship with my wife because she threatened to not let me see my kids if I left – and there are plenty of other men like me
The importance of Ipswich Hospital volunteers
PUBLISHED: 05:00 16 March 2019 Lynne Mortimer (l-r) Romaine, Margaret and Joyce who are there to help at Outpatients reception. Picture: LJM Archant Nationally, the number of volunteer workers reached 1.3 million in the past year with the NHS and care sector seeing the biggest number of recruits. Here, we meet some of the 350 people who volunteer at Ipswich Hospital. Volunteer Michael Blowes. Picture: LJMEvery day, thousands of people go in to Ipswich Hospital. Thousands of them are health professionals; many are patients and visitors; there are the office and catering staff, the people who run the in-hospital shops. And then there are the volunteers... who have been acknowledged as vital to the work of the National Health Service.They are people who choose to be there, who offer their time, free of charge to help with the smooth running of an urban hospital which is the size of a small town. In fact, with around 8,000 people, it just about matches the … [Read more...] about The importance of Ipswich Hospital volunteers
Live updates: Six people have reportedly been killed in Christchurch shootings near mosque
What you need to know A shooter opened fire at a mosque in Christchurch near Hagley Park Newshub has been told there were 29 shots heard Multiple people have been injured with reports of six killed A witness told Newshub a shooter was dressed in military gear and with a high powered rifle. All Christchurch schools and hospitals have been placed into urgent lockdown Armed police were deployed at 1:40pm and are urging those in the city to stay indoors. 2.54pm - A caller has told Newshub: "My uncle just told me… he was the last person to get out of the mosque, and he told me his shirt is full of blood. He isn't injured but he has seen many people lying on the ground and is saying so many would have died." 2.52pm - Christchurch Hospital and Outpatients is in lock-down. The public should not attend Christchurch Hospital unless it’s an emergency. 2.47pm - Reports of six people dead, three critical and three serious. Shootings are thought to have happened at two … [Read more...] about Live updates: Six people have reportedly been killed in Christchurch shootings near mosque
POLITICO London Playbook: Ultimaytum — This means nothing to me … Vienna — Last night in the madhouse
By JACK BLANCHARD Send tips here | Subscribe for free | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser Good Thursday morning. There are 15 days to go until Brexit Day, and still we have no deal. DRIVING THE DAY ULTIMAYTUM: Theresa May will today warn MPs they must pass her Brexit deal within the next six days or face a long delay to Article 50 that may kill off Brexit altogether. Parliament will this afternoon vote on a government motion pledging to seek an extension to Article 50 at next week’s European Council summit, with May warning a two- or three-month delay will only be possible if her deal has been passed by that point. Otherwise, she will say, EU leaders will insist on a much longer extension of up to a year or more, amid strong hints this would need to be accompanied by a new Brexit plan such as a Norway-style departure or a second referendum. The big question now is whether this looming threat will be enough to win her rebel Brexiteers round. Watch this space. Any of … [Read more...] about POLITICO London Playbook: Ultimaytum — This means nothing to me … Vienna — Last night in the madhouse