![Abused by our grown-up children: mothers open up about this little-understood form of domestic violence Abused by our grown-up children: mothers open up about this little-understood form of domestic violence](https://images.theconversation.com/files/432681/original/file-20211118-22-hjtm58.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1200&h=1200.0&fit=crop)
Abused by our grown-up children: mothers open up about this little-understood form of domestic violence
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My partner is angry and abusive – if I say I'm going to leave, he threatens to kill me | Family | The Guardian
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Domestic violence. Aggressive man threatening to hit a terrified, frightened, scared woman. Violence against women. Abuse against women. Photo Fredrik Sandberg / TT code 10080 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Domestic violence. Aggressive man with clenched fist threatening to hit a terrified, frightened, scared woman. Violence against women. Abuse against women. Photo Fredrik Sandberg / TT code 10080 Stock Photo - Alamy Domestic violence. Aggressive man with clenched fist threatening to hit a terrified, frightened, scared woman. Violence against women. Abuse against women. Photo Fredrik Sandberg / TT code 10080 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2FM9746/domestic-violence-aggressive-man-with-clenched-fist-threatening-to-hit-a-terrified-frightened-scared-woman-violence-against-women-abuse-against-women-photo-fredrik-sandberg-tt-code-10080-2FM9746.jpg)
Domestic violence. Aggressive man with clenched fist threatening to hit a terrified, frightened, scared woman. Violence against women. Abuse against women. Photo Fredrik Sandberg / TT code 10080 Stock Photo - Alamy
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Intimate terrorism': how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner | Domestic violence | The Guardian
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Domestic violence. Aggressive man threatening to hit a terrified, frightened, scared woman. Violence against women. Abuse against women. Photo Fredrik Sandberg / TT code 10080 Stock Photo - Alamy
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