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Sinan Türkmen never told anyone he was being beaten.  Foto: Martin Lehmann

New figures from Børns Vilkår show that children like Sinan Türkmen, who come from minority backgrounds, are overrepresented among victims in domestic violence cases. Even so, fewer reports are filed about them.

Minority children are overrepresented in cases involving domestic violence

Sinan Türkmen never told anyone he was being beaten. Foto: Martin Lehmann
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When the doorbell rang early in the evening, Sinan Türkmen’s first instinct was to ignore it. He was about eight years old and home alone in the family apartment in Nørrebro, in Copenhagen. But he went out into the hallway anyway and pressed the intercom.

It was his parents. They hadn’t brought a key, so he had to let them in. There was just one problem.Oversættelsesdisclaimer

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