A man was handed a 22 month suspended sentence after he sent over 300 abusive and threatening WhatsApp messages.
People who receive abusive texts are being encouraged to screenshot them, not delete them.
That's the advice from Deirdre Berry of Esker House Women's Refuge and Domestic Abuse Support Service in Athlone, who says it's common in cases of coercive control.
It comes after a man was handed a 22 month suspended sentence and ordered not to contact his former partner for two years after he sent over 300 abusive and threatening WhatsApp messages.
Ms. Berry says, as hard as it is, it's better to keep the texts as evidence:
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Esker House Women's Refuge and Domestic Abuse Support Service in Athlone: 09064 74122 / info@eskerhouse.ie
Offaly Domestic Violence Support Services (ODVSS): 057 93 51886 / 086 0419154
Laois Domestic Abuse Service: 057 86 71100 / lina@laoisdomesticabuseservice.ie
Women's Aid: 1800 341900
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