UK: One in five victims of abuse in Cheshire is male

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'Cheshire Police released the statistic as they launched a campaign to urge male victims to report abuse.

Officers said they were raising the issue in the run-up to Valentine's Day, "when relationships are at the forefront of everyone's mind".
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Assistant Chief Constable Phil Thompson said: "Domestic abuse knows no boundaries and it can happen to anyone at any time regardless of gender, age and sexuality.

"Men in particular find it hard to speak out if they are being abused, but we want to reassure anyone who may be suffering at the hands of another, that domestic abuse is an issue that we take extremely seriously - whatever time of the year.'