Domestic violence victim left 'terrified' after personal details sent to wrong address

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direct to your inboxA domestic violence victim says she has been left ‘terrified’ after her personal details were sent to the wrong address by council officials.The woman - who we are referring to as ‘Susan’ - suffered years of abuse, at times being ‘used as a punchbag’, before fleeing her home.Shortly after, she suffered a debilitating stroke.

Susan has been rebuilding her life - and confidence - with the help of the Middleton-based Moving On service.The Local Democracy Reporting Service understands she is one of at least 10 people who use the service - which supports adults with acquired disabilities - whose confidentiality appears to have been breached.Rochdale council says it is aware an error concerning data protection has been made an.