Thats not factually correct. Up until my change in career I attended many Domestic Incidents in the UK. I cant speak for every Constabulary but if we were called to a Domestic and there were obvious signs of violence to a person, the arrest was made, complaint or not. You dont need a complaint to arrest for acts of violence. Prosecution is a different matter. This came from the top, where Bosses were concerned failure to act immediately would result in a second call later on with more serious consequences. ( Death or grave injury). What is true is that 90% of the time there would be no complaint forthcoming and the male ( because it usually is), would be released without charge the following day.

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