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Wed 10 Oct 2009'No room in refuges for 1,700 women'
MORE THAN 1,700 women fleeing violent spouses or partners were turned away from refuges last year due to lack of space.
The figures, published yesterday, also show there was a 21 per cent increase in demand for domestic violence services last year, as compared with 2007.
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