A man who reportedly had a handful of knives in his possession had to be tasered after he threatened officers following a report of a domestic incident.
Officers were called to Philip Road in Newark at around 11.15pm on Saturday night following reports of a domestic disturbance. A man was allegedly banging on the door of a woman’s house.
Officers upon arrival have located the man, who threatened officers and was uncooperative.
A Taser was successfully discharged to detain the man.
A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of threats to kill. He remains in police custody.
Detective Inspector Luke Waller of Nottinghamshire Police is leading the investigation. He said: “Officers were quickly on the scene to start their investigation and a man was located and arrested.
“This must have been a terrifying experience for all the victims and those in the area at the time.
“We believe this is an isolated incident, with no danger to the rest of the community.
“As a force, we are committed to tackling domestic abuse and we will always look to support victims with specially trained officers while we take appropriate action against those who commit such offences.
“If you need support, please remember that you are not alone and there are services available to help you.”
Domestic abuse causes both serious harm and constitutes a considerable proportion of overall crime. It costs society an estimated £15.7 billion a year.
In the UK, one in four young people aged 10 to 24 reported that they experienced domestic violence and abuse during their childhood.
Forces told us that crime relating to domestic abuse constitutes some 8 percent of all recorded crime in their area, and one third of their recorded assaults with injury. On average the police receive an emergency call relating to domestic abuse every 30 seconds.
People may experience domestic abuse regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, class, age or disability. Domestic abuse may also occur in a range of different relationships including heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender, as well as within families.
While both men and women can be victims of domestic abuse, women are much more likely to be victims than men.
The cross government definition of domestic violence and abuse is:
any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.
The abuse can encompass, but is not limited to:
- psychological
- physical
- sexual
- financial
- emotional
Newark Women’s Aid provides safe accommodation, with associated support services, for women with or without children, who are living with or have experienced any form of physical, sexual, emotional, psychological or economic abuse. Tel: 01636 679687
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NIDAS is a registered charity, formerly known as Mansfield and Ashfield Women’s Aid.
Its aim is to help people experiencing domestic abuse.
They work hard with other agencies to raise awareness of domestic abuse and help prevent people from becoming victims of crime.
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid provides an extensive range of services for women, young people and children.
Women’s Aid is a national domestic violence charity that helps up to 250,000 women and children every year.
It works to end violence and support over 500 domestic and sexual violence services across the country.
Juno’s 24-hour domestic and sexual violence helpline offers support to women, teenage girls and children who have been affected by domestic or sexual abuse.
Available 365 days a year, the helpline can give support, help and information over the phone. Juno Women’s Aid also have a range of services to provide further one to one and group support.
Our helpline is staffed by fully-trained female support workers and volunteers and all calls are confidential and free to call from the UK. Translation facilities are available for callers whose first language is not English and we have a service for callers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The helpline is also there for family, friends, colleagues and others calling on their behalf.
Tel: 0808 800 0340
