A CO-ORDINATED day of action resulted in 13 arrests in relation to domestic abuse in Wigan and Leigh this week.

On Monday, March 29, Greater Manchester Police carried out an operation against perpetrators and supporting victims of Domestic Abuse across the borough.

Sharing resources across the force, this saw 13 arrests carried out across the district in relation to domestic abuse offences.

Domestic Abuse Protection Notice Checks were also carried out, one of which resulted in an arrest, and two bail checks.

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More contact made with victims

During the day, an input was also delivered to officers by the father of 19-year-old Carly Fairhurst to share their family's story about losing their daughter in a domestic homicide back in 2006.

Further to this, officers also reported positive results from the day of action, with partner agencies, including Wigan Borough Domestic Abuse Service, who spoke to 49 victims face-to-face and over the phone.

Wigan's Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA) also made 54 successful contacts with victims, and will continue to be supported by GMP and the local authorities support services.

Emphasising its intolerance of domestic abuse, Greater Manchester Police encouraged all victims of the crime to report this to 101, or 999 in an emergency.

Further support on domestic abuse can be found here.