Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A councillor arrested last year on suspicion of coercive and controlling behaviour will face no further police action. Adam ...

"I'm sat here as living proof you will be able to stand again," says one survivor.

-Among people who experienced coercive control, close to 42.9 % also report physical violence — meaning controlling behavior often precedes or accompanies more overt assault (according to PMC).

It has been 10 years since coercive control became a criminal offence in England and Wales, but it can still be hard to identify.

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Michelle’, a victim of coercive control, tells how she is still recovering after seven years of hell with an abusive partner. Why then was he jailed for just 30 months?

New data from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) shows that NSW Police recorded 386 coercive control events between July 2024 and September 2025, 15 of which were in the Illawarra.

Police will allege in court the man imposed control over the woman's daily life and movements, including sending her money transfers in order to communicate with her. Police will further allege the ...

A councillor arrested last year on suspicion of coercive and controlling behaviour will face no further police action. Adam Clements, who represents Milton-under-Wychwood on West Oxfordshire District ...