Ex said he loved me then pointed a gun at my chest

A woman whose violent ex-husband shot her at point-blank range in a hairdressers has called domestic violence a national emergency.

Darren Williams opened fire on Rachel Williams, 52, in a Newport hair salon in 2011 before killing himself shortly afterwards.

She suffered life-changing injuries and, six weeks later, her 16-year-old son Jack also killed himself.

It comes as the State of the Nation report from Women's Equality Network warns violence against women remains "shockingly high" in Wales.

25 September 2024