The latest figures showed there had been a spoke in in domestic abuse incidents in Scotland.
Scotland's most senior prosecutor has urged women suffering from abuse and coercive control to seek help and not suffer in silence over the Christmas period.
The majority of this increase came from psychological offending, such as stalking and coercive control offences, with more than 80 per cent of the reported crimes involving a male perpetrator. Ms Bain said: "Domestic abuse damages the lives of victims, children and families. It blights Scottish society."
"We look forward to a time when no one need fear being at home with their partner over the holidays." "The insidious nature of this crime means that it often happens behind closed doors, and we all spend a lot of time at home during winter months.
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