Canada

The screams were so loud that neighbours across the street in this quiet, prairie community called 911.

Within minutes, RCMP officers from the local detachment responded. Inside the house, a woman was crying. So were the kids.

And the officers found themselves investigating one of their own.

"He was screaming and yelling," said the now ex-wife of the RCMP constable — the one the officers were investigating that night. "I was shaking. I was scared."

CBC has agreed not to name the woman because she fears telling her story could put her in danger.

Over the following months, she said, she repeatedly reached out to RCMP resources for help to deal with her husband’s anger issues. She suspected work-related post-traumatic stress disorder was to blame.