How the court system allows domestic violence perpetrators to continue abuse

By Matthew Knott
Updated February 21 2017 - 2:18pm, first published 1:08pm
Domestic violence campaigner Angela Zena Hadchiti, left, and Labor MP Emma Husar are calling for alleged domestic violence perpetrators to be banned from cross-examining victims in court. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Domestic violence campaigner Angela Zena Hadchiti, left, and Labor MP Emma Husar are calling for alleged domestic violence perpetrators to be banned from cross-examining victims in court. Photo: Wolter Peeters

Angela Zena Hadchiti had dared to hope the abuse was over.