Morgan Wiseman Solicitors and Café Zandra’s join forces for victims of domestic abuse

Local legal aficionados from the Domestic Abuse Alliance (DA Alliance) at Morgan Wiseman Solicitors (MWS) have banded together with a local coffee shop to provide support for victims of domestic abuse. The scheme allows the victims to come forward in a safe environment to discuss their concerns with a legal professional over a complimentary cup of coffee.

The idea comes through a bid to join and build on the dialogue around domestic abuse and to raise awareness of the plight. The scheme aims to support victims by offering free walk-in consultations in order to identify their best course of action. This also follows on from an article published by Bedfordshire Police highlighting the links between summer holidays and an increase in domestic abuse incidents.

Launching the scheme, Sahiel Shoeb, Head of Operations at MWS said: “Domestic abuse is an unacceptable fact. Beyond providing legal services we are always looking for new ways to encourage victims to come forward and talk. Zandra’s is our local coffee shop and the idea of a free consultation and a cup of coffee in relaxed surroundings, we hope will reassure victims.”

“The idea to use coffee to bring people together is a great way for victims to come forward without fear. I really hope that together we can change people’s lives by helping them to get out of a bad situation”, added John Duncan, owner of Café Zandra’s. 

As a member of the Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership (BDAP) the DA Alliance is committed to supporting the dialogue and raising awareness to fight domestic abuse.

BDAP is a partnership that brings together key agencies in Bedfordshire and works closely with local authorities to help provide services in and around the local areas to improve local response to domestic abuse.

Notes to editor

• Morgan Wiseman Solicitors is based at 66-68 Alma Street, Luton, LU1 2PL
• The total number of domestic-abuse related offences in the year ending March 31, 2018 across Bedfordshire stood at 5561
• Victims or agencies can contact the DA Alliance via:
  • Walk-in:           66-68 Alma Street, Luton, LU1 2PL
  • Telephone:      0800 1017 110
  • Email:              protect@morganwiseman.co.uk
  • Web:                 https://www.morganwiseman.co.uk/partners/

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