Spain acts to stop domestic violence

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Spain acts to stop domestic violence

The Spanish government took a long-awaited step in combating domestic violence yesterday, opening 17 new courthouses in big cities to deal exclusively with the problem.

An additional 433 courts will now specialise in domestic abuse cases, dealing in everything from restraining orders and child custody battles to the treatment of victims, officials said.

A spokeswoman for the ruling Socialist party, Maribel Montaño, said the government was bringing the full force of the state to bear on eradicating what she called "criminal machismo".

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