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
Southwark review
CSP: SouthwarkPublished: 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.
Key concerns include a lack of agency awareness of domestic abuse in older couples, the heightened risk at separation, and the incorrect assumption that risk diminishes with age or relationship length. The report also highlights the need for improved GP guidance and reflective safeguarding practice.
Home Office classifications
15 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - anxiety
Victim - depression
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - issued life sentence
Perpetrator - substance misuse
Perpetrator - depression
Perpetrator - suicidal thoughts
Perpetrator - serious or life limiting illness
Aggravating factors - separation
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
Aggravating factors - stalking
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family received draft report
DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
That all GP Practices in the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark that have yet to benefit from IRIS training implement the RCGP’s Safe Lives guidance and provide training opportunities at GP Safeguarding Lead forums and protected learning events
Addressed to
Southwark Safeguarding Adult Board | Southwark Community Safety Partnership Board
The understanding by professionals, families and the wider community of risk inherent in domestic breakdowns does not diminish with the age of the partners, the length of the relationship or the lack of reported abuse