About this page. This page summarises a Domestic Homicide Review published in the Home Office DHR Library. The full report is available at the source link below. Victim and perpetrator names are not included in extracted summaries on this page.
Source · Domestic Homicide Review
Kent review
CSP: KentPublished: December 2022Year of death: 2018Extracted: 2 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review identified insufficient attention to the emotional and practical support needs of the perpetrator as a carer, particularly as the victim's dementia progressed and after the victim's move to residential care. There were missed opportunities to assess the perpetrator's mental health and the impact of separation.
Home Office classifications
12 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - mental ill health
Victim - cognitive disorder (dementia or alzheimer's disease)
Perpetrator - was a carer
Perpetrator - carer for victim
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - anxiety
Perpetrator - depression
Perpetrator - died by suicide
Aggravating factors - separation
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
DHR process - health services recommendations
DHR process - policy recommendation themes
Extracted recommendations
2 recommendations pulled from the report · 2 matched to organisations in the index
Addressed to
Kent County Council | Town A Local Authority | NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board | Town A - NHS Foundation Trust
That agencies ensure that they can provide appropriate support for carers in the lead-up to their loved ones moving to residential care and that support continues to be available to the person who provided care once a person has been placed in residential care.
Addressed to
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
That GPs refer to the Dementia NICE pathways so that they follow good practice to do carers’ assessments. Carers should be invited to health reviews yearly and to also review how this is affecting their physical and mental health.