Domestic abuse: countryside offenders' convictions still 'woeful'

2 days agoBy Malcolm Prior, @NewsMPrior, BBC News, rural affairs correspondentKerry McClayKerry McClay says more female police officers are needed in the countryside to deal with domestic abuseVictims of domestic abuse in the countryside are still being let down by a “woeful” number of convictions five years after a report criticised the work of several rural police forces, says its author.Former North Yorkshire…