The Amen charity, which helps male victims of domestic abuse, has said it received over 7,500 disclosures of abuse last year.

According to its 2013 annual report, the majority of those contacting the service were aged between 40 and 50 and were married.

Amen has said that last year was a busy one for the charity.

It operates a confidential helpline, counselling and a court accompaniment service to men who are victims of domestic abuse.

In total, there were over 2,200 individuals who got in contact with its services in 2013.

1,300 of them were men who had not been in touch before seeking assistance.

Most of the abuse reported was of a psychological nature, with reports of verbal and physical abuse following closely behind.

According to its annual report 2013 also saw an increase in the number of repeat callers to the service.