Burn cases reveal hidden suspected violence amongst Australian women | ABC NEWS
Perth mother-of-four Roia Atmar sustained lifelong injuries when her husband set her alight as she held their baby in 1997.
Injuries like hers have been the subject of an Australian-first study quantifying burn.
Monash university found 157 of the more than 6000 women admitted to Australian burn centres over a 13-year period were subjected to suspected violence.
They suffered more severe injuries than women with accidental burns and most of their perpetrators were current or former intimate partners.
The researchers say we are seeing the ‘tip of the iceburg’ when it comes to burn-related violence.
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