This chilling video released by the Met Police to highlight domestic violence sent shivers down my spine. There are no blood curdling images, just the sound of escalating raised voices and thumps being rained on the innocent victim; it is left to your imagination to visualise the unbearable pain and injuries inflicted. It really is too awful for words.

It’s so easy to ignore signs of domestic violence, yet it is the cause of nearly one in five murders in London.

The Met is urging anyone who is aware of domestic violence not to sit back and ignore it, but immediately dial 999. Could you do that, and help save someone’s life?