More women are being stalked and monitored using drones, shopping rewards cards accounts, pet-tracking devices or other technologies, with calls for help to deal with this form of family violence nearly doubling during the pandemic | Exclusive by wtuohy
More women are being stalked and monitored using drones, shopping rewards cards accounts, pet-tracking devices or other technologies, with calls for help to deal with this form of family violence nearly doubling during the pandemic.
“If you look at domestic violence death reviews, frequently one of the things they say is one of the most indicative behaviours [of future harm] is stalking and monitoring ... if someone is going to that level, it’s extremely concerning,” Ms Miller said.service, which aims to help women who are at risk of family violence to stay in their homes.Stephen Wilson, chief executive of Protective Group
“His use of technology and other psychological means were sufficient to cause fear enough to exert and maintain complete control of her movements.” Children’s gaming consoles had been used to monitor women’s activities and a drone had been used to film one woman with her new partner through a skylight, and the footage placed online.
“eSafety has been advocating for the last six years that technology-facilitated abuse be recognised in specific conditions within domestic and family violence intervention orders and in apprehended violence orders and we will continue to fight for these changes,” Ms Inman Grant said. One woman who bought a ticket to the football with her new partner had had her email hacked by her former partner, who bought a ticket next to her for the same game to intimidate her.
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