CHESHIRE police have launched a new initiative to deal with the expected upsurge in domestic violence during the World Cup.
Research shows that during large scale celebratory events, alcohol flows freely and domestic violence incidents increase.
A five-week clampdown by police sees specially trained officers on hand at key times to respond to domestic violence incidents.
Sergeant Nigel Reid, of the Western Area Public Protection Unit, said: 'Police records show alcohol is often a factor linked to violent behaviour and over the coming weeks there'll no doubt be lots of parties at people's homes and sessions down the pub involving booze.
'In an ideal world, this would not be a problem. However, we cannot pretend there are no risks. We must be prepared to deal with all aspects of violent behaviour and that includes domestic abuse.
He added: 'Officers in the PPU are specially trained to deal with these types of investigations and throughout the World Cup they'll be working alongside Targeted Patrol Team officers, attending reports of domestic-related incidents.'
