Project to stamp out domestic violence expands (5)

"Most domestic violence cases are not serious enough for us to detain the offender, but every time we go to mediate we will tell them that if his wife resorts to divorce, all the files can be evidence," he added. "Even if the wife doesn't do that, if the records show the situation is getting worse, the police can take legal action."

Guo Lixia, 63, said her alcoholic husband used to beat her whenever he got drunk, one time leaving her with several fractured ribs.

"Every time he beat me, I thought he wanted to kill me, but I had no way out as I didn't have any income," she said. "Also, I felt embarrassed about the thought of getting a divorce. I'm not a young woman anymore, and we had a son."

After one incident this year, she called the police, who made a report and ordered her husband to sign a letter promising to stop. The police now visit Guo's home regularly to check on the couple's progress.

"Now my husband doesn't hit me because he's afraid of the police coming for him," Guo said.

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