More than 100 people in Gloucestershire arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse

More than 100 people have been arrested for domestic abuse offences in Gloucestershire so far this December, 2024.  

Police revealed that in the first 15 days of December, 113 people have been arrested for offences related to domestic abuse. 

More than 85% of those arrested were men and more than half were in connection with a physical assault on a partner, former partner or family member.

Six made threats to harm or kill, and four on suspicion of breaching bail or court orders preventing them from contacting victims.

Several victims reported that their partners had choked or strangled them, and another reported that their partner had raped them.

A number of those arrested were reported to have been controlling during their relationships, including preventing their partner from seeing family, and another had isolated their partner from friends.

One man was arrested for sending abusive messages to his ex-partner, while another man was arrested for stalking a woman and turning up at her home unwanted and unannounced.

Eleven women were arrested - 10 of them for assault offences, including one for causing grievous bodily harm after she reportedly struck her husband with a bottle.

One of the women was arrested after officers had been called to a disturbance at an address and a man was found with significant facial injuries.

Chief Superintendent Kerry Paterson, force lead for tackling violence against women and Girls said: "On a daily basis officers across the county are responding to multiple incidents in which mostly men are assaulting, harassing or threatening women who are either their partner, former partner or family member. This is completely unacceptable.

"We won't stop arresting perpetrators and working with partners to keep people safe, but we need to expose the prevalence of domestic abuse if we are to change attitudes and behaviours and protect existing and future victims."