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December 26th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Katherine Faulkner
Last updated at 10:31 PM on 25th December 2011
Nowhere to turn: Authorities are failing to take domestic abuse amongst elderly couples seriously, according to the inquiry (Posed by model)
Police are failing to deal with the hidden problem of domestic violence among elderly couples, an inquiry has warned.
The investigation, triggered by the death of an 81-year-old woman abused by her husband of 56 years, found officers were not taking the issue seriously enough.
And charities warn that police are reluctant to bring criminal charges because they see it as a ‘social care’ issue.
They say a ‘stereotypical view’
remains that domestic violence affects only young couples, and those in
long marriages are unlikely to be affected.
The serious case review
was launched after the death of Mary Russell, who died of a bleed to the
brain following a ‘domestic-related’ incident last October.
Mrs
Russell, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, had made eight 999 calls in the seven
months before she died. She first reported the violence to police in
2003, when she was found standing on her doorstep with blood pouring
from her nose by a neighbour.
On another occasion she told police her husband, Albert, had put his hands around her throat.
In
May 2010, Mr Russell was arrested and taken to Southend Police Station.
But although he admitted he had twice assaulted his wife, he was
cautioned and returned home. And despite Mrs Russell’s repeated 999
calls, the emergency teams that arrived at the house had no knowledge of
previous call-outs.
Mr Russell was arrested again after his wife’s death last October, when Essex police launched a manslaughter inquiry. But it was decided that there was not enough evidence to prosecute the frail 88-year-old, who has since died.
The report calls for police to improve their understanding of domestic violence in old age and says more research needs to be carried out into the problem.
It also says that agencies should work more closely together to ensure older people at risk of domestic violence are better protected.
Half of the 96,000 adults referred to adult safeguarding services last year were elderly, NHS statistics show.
Unbelievable: Charities say elderly women are often not believed when they report incidents of domestic violence (Posed by model)
Other shocking cases include that of 61-year-old Andrew Castle who tried to kill his wife Margaret in a makeshift electric chair in his garage after she asked for a divorce.
And in June last year Ronald Edwards, 65, stabbed to death his 66-year-old wife Sylvia Rowley-Bailey at their home in Essex.
Police are now drafting new guidelines and training to help officers recognise and respond appropriately to such situations.
Charities say women such as Mrs Russell are often not believed when they report domestic violence because it is assumed that only young couples are affected.
Deborah McIlveen, of Women’s Aid, said: ‘In our experience, older women face additional barriers accessing services. People do not expect those over 60 to be experiencing domestic violence.
‘But we have been contacted by older women who have lived with violence throughout their marriage.’
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s corporate director for adult and community services, Simon Leftley, said the prevalence of violence among older people was ‘higher than people think’.
‘While the investigation concluded that the incident leading to this tragic death could not have been predicted or prevented, it has highlighted areas for learning,’ he added.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: ‘Domestic abuse between older people is often less widely recognised in the community but the outcomes can be equally as tragic as for other age groups.
‘We take all domestic abuse seriously, including that involving older people, and recognise the additional risks that frailty, loss of mobility or onset of dementia can pose.’
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