国际英语资讯:Some 100 people arrested a day in London for domestic violence during coronavirus lockdown
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 26-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span> 19, <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> 4,093 <span word="arrests">arrests</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="offences">offences</span> -- <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 100 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Met">Met</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span>.</p><p><span word="Charges">Charges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cautions">cautions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 24 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="March">March</span> 9, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="isolate">isolate</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Commander">Commander</span> <span word="Sue">Sue</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Met">Met</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</span>.</p><p><span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="by">by</span> 9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="March">March</span> 9 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="April">April</span> 19, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Met">Met</span> <span word="Police">Police</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="murders">murders</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="Yard">Yard</span>, <span word="metonym">metonym</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Met">Met</span> <span word="Police">Police</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>' <span word="instruction">instruction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Met">Met</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="firearms">firearms</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Officers">Officers</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>, <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sawn">sawn</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="shotguns">shotguns</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="cannabis">cannabis</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="Yard">Yard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p>
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