{"id":262088,"date":"2025-07-15T21:04:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-half-of-domestic-abuse-victims-pulling-out-before-charges-brought\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T21:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:04:37","slug":"why-are-half-of-domestic-abuse-victims-pulling-out-before-charges-brought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-half-of-domestic-abuse-victims-pulling-out-before-charges-brought\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are half of domestic abuse victims pulling out before charges brought?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YJuIaR5iJjg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are half of domestic abuse victims pulling out before charges brought?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YJuIaR5iJjg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Over half of all victims of domestic abuse withdraw from the justice process before any charges are brought &#8211; that&#8217;s according to exclusive analysis of Met police figures by the Victims Commissioner for London. <\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) <\/p>\n<p>The rate is even higher for those who report rape. One victim said she was repeatedly discouraged by the police from pursuing her complaint against her abuser. <\/p>\n<p>A warning, this report contains some distressing details. <\/p>\n<p>Reporter: Cathy Newman<br \/>\nProducer: Claire Sinka<br \/>\nCamera operators: Matt Symons &amp; Stephen Hird<br \/>\nPicture Editor: Richard Williams<br \/>\nGraphic Designer: Fabrizio Viani<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over half of all victims of domestic abuse withdraw from the justice process before any charges are brought &#8211; that&#8217;s according to exclusive analysis of Met police figures by the Victims Commissioner for London. 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