Coercive control is increasingly emerging as a major issue in some relationships with often serious consequences for victims. Caroline Forde of local support group DVAS outlines their experiences of ...

‘We have seen mindsets shifting, court cases over coercive control will start to snowball’ Pictured: Paul Moody Sarah Benson of Women’s Aid believes that we will see more cases going through the ...

There are at least 50 coercive control cases currently under investigation or with the DPP for consideration, Garda sources have said. Gardaí expect a series of coercive control cases, some involving ...

In the recent distressing case in Ireland in which a man abandoned his two-year-old daughter on the road at night to punish her mother, one point struck me as very telling, apart from the sheer ...

The insidious crime of coercive control has dominated the media in recent days and, following the convictions of former garda Paul Moody on a count of coercive control, and of Dean Ward, on twelve ...

A survivor of domestic abuse says despite recent updates to legislation, she still believes "a lot of things have to change" if Ireland is going to properly assist people in abusive relationships.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial outcome might have shifted if the jury had understood "coercive control." His lawyers admitted ...

Domestic abuse isn’t just physical. People can be subject to assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation that is used to punish or frighten them – this is known as coercive control. Coercive ...

Coercive control is now the “most common” form of abuse for which people seek help from the authorities, an expert on domestic violence has said. Speaking at the landmark Sally Challen murder appeal, ...

New research shows children who experience coercive control from parents often believe it is normal parental discipline, making help-seeking particularly difficult.

A garda charged with coercive control in relation to a former relationship will be sentenced in July. The 42-year-old man, who can not be named for legal reasons, on Friday pleaded guilty to a charge ...