Official figures show a sharp rise in the number of incidents -- up 8% on the previous year.
There was also another rise the number of male victims. One in every seven cases of domestic abuse is now against men.
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Women refused at refuges as domestic abuse rate rises 8%
A record 53,000 domestic abuse cases were recorded in Scotland last year, but more than half of the female victims faced being turned away from secure refuges.
