Erica made a report of domestic violence but there was no time left to press chargeson October 15, 2021 at 4:27 am

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Nearly 13,000 cases of domestic abuse have been dropped in the last five years because of a six-month time limit on prosecutions.

Nearly 13,000 cases of domestic abuse have been dropped in the last five years because of a six-month time limit on prosecutions of common assault, according to figures obtained by the BBC.

Erica made a report of domestic violence to the police but was told there was no time left to press charges. Now she’s campaigning for change and says she is using her story as “power to fight back against the law.”

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