Police release 9-year-old boy’s horrifying 999 call in domestic violence campaign

Police have released a harrowing recording of the moment a boy, 9, rang 999 to tell them his mum was being battered by her partner

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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The call was released by Greater Manchester Police as part of the launch of a major campaign against domestic violence before the World Cup starts.

The nine-year-old child can be heard sobbing ‘help, help it’s my mum and dad’ as the woman screams in the background.

The police reportedly rushed to the child's home, but neither parent would give any information about the incident and said they did not want any police involvement.

You can listen to the distressing 999 call in the video below:

The recording of the horrifying call has been released as part of the launch of a major campaign against domestic violence before the World Cup starts.

When England got knocked out of the tournament four years ago, GMP saw a 40 per cent increase in 999 calls - many for domestic violence.

Chief Superintendant Vanessa Jardine said: “We know historically there is a big increase in domestic abuse incidents [during the World Cup].

“When England got knocked out four years ago we had 350 999 calls made - a 40 per cent increase - and many of those were regarding domestic violence.

“There will be people living in fear, dreading the World Cup starting because of this and that’s a dreadful way to live.

“We know victims often suffer in silence but there is help out there and we would urge people to give us a call.”

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