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
Leicester review
CSP: LeicesterPublished: April 2023Year of death: 2015Extracted: 1 rec
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The report found no prior indicators of domestic abuse or opportunities for professional intervention. However, it highlighted the need for improved accessibility of mental health support for males, particularly from Black, Minority, Ethnic, and Refugee (BMER) communities, and the importance of GP safeguarding policies.
Home Office classifications
9 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - cognitive disorder (dementia or alzheimer's disease)
Addressed to
Leicestershire Safer Community Strategy Board
Scope out how service provision can be made accessible to males in line with research findings, including those from local black, minority, ethnic and refugee (BMER) communities, prior to the need for crisis intervention to ensure earlier support.