KUCHING, April 16 — Domestic violence (DV) reports in Sarawak fell after the movement control order came into effect last month versus January and February, said a state minister Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said 60 DV...
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KUCHING, April 16 — Domestic violence reports in Sarawak fell after the movement control order came into effect last month versus January and February, said a state minister Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said 60 DV cases were reported last month compared 106 in January and 80 in February.“Could it be due to the fact that everyone is at home, thus acts as a deterrent factor? Or could it be due to the difficulty faced by the victims to make a report?” she asked.Fatimah said the number of DV cases will only be known at the end of this month.
Citing an example, she said out of 246 cases of DV reported in the first three months this year, 162 of them are due to substance abuse.“This means that the bulk of domestic violence is not between husband and wife, but between parents and their children,” she added. Fatimah believed that addressing the DV issue must be done holistically by engaging all the relevant stakeholders.She advised the victims to call the Helpline JKM 082-514141 or Helpline JWKS- 082-448866 to lodge their complaints.
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