Actress urges workplaces to support abuse victims

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An actress and domestic abuse campaigner has said all employers should put measures in place to support victims while they are at work.

Sam Beckinsale, who is based in Somerset, said she would like to see domestic abuse policies introduced in workplaces.

The actress, along with Avon and Somerset Police, spoke to employers during a conference at Strode Theatre in Street, where she discussed her own experiences and a film she has made called Love? which depicts behaviours associated with domestic abuse.

"Once the penny dropped the person who did it to me would do it again I couldn't not do everything in my power to transfer that knowledge to as many people as possible," said Ms Beckinsale.