Prosecutors in England and Wales expect rise in domestic abuse during World Cup
Women’s Aid has launched an awareness campaign, The Other Kick Off, signifying when an abuser is likely to come home from a match. Photograph: Ian Greenland/Woman's Aid/PAView image in fullscreenWomen’s Aid has launched an awareness campaign, The Other Kick Off, signifying when an abuser is likely to come home from a match. “But no matter whether a team wins, draws or loses, football doesn’t cause abuse – abusers do.”Butt said that Refuge welcomed efforts to prosecute perpetrators during the World Cup, but “this ethos must extend beyond the football season”.
- ▪Women’s Aid has launched an awareness campaign, The Other Kick Off, signifying when an abuser is likely to come home from a match.
- ▪Photograph: Ian Greenland/Woman's Aid/PAView image in fullscreenWomen’s Aid has launched an awareness campaign, The Other Kick Off, signifying when an abuser is likely to come home from a match.
- ▪“But no matter whether a team wins, draws or loses, football doesn’t cause abuse – abusers do.”Butt said that Refuge welcomed efforts to prosecute perpetrators during the World Cup, but “this ethos must extend beyond the football season”.
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Women’s Aid has launched an awareness campaign, The Other Kick Off, signifying when an abuser is likely to come home from a match. Photograph: Ian Greenland/Woman's Aid/PAView image in fullscreenWomen’s Aid has launched an awareness campaign, The Other Kick Off, signifying when an abuser is likely to come home from a match. Photograph: Ian Greenland/Woman's Aid/PADomestic violenceProsecutors in England and Wales expect rise in domestic abuse during World CupCPS urges victims to go to police, saying they will be taken seriously and it ‘won’t hesitate’ to bring abusers to justiceHannah Al-OthmanSat 27 Jun 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 27 Jun 2026 01.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleProsecutors in England and Wales are expecting incidents of domestic abuse to increase during the…
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