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
Western Suffolk review
CSP: Western SuffolkPublished: April 2023Year of death: 2017Extracted: 3 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review highlights a lack of agency knowledge regarding the victim's long-term domestic abuse and coercive control by the perpetrator, despite early violence and sustained control. It notes the victim's heightened vulnerability during separation and a lack of awareness among friends/family on how to report concerns or seek support.
Home Office classifications
18 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - mental ill health
Victim - depression
Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
Children - living with perpetrator (including adult children)
Child - primary address same as victim
Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to family as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - died by suicide
Aggravating factors - separation
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
Aggravating factors - economic abuse
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - school recommendations
DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes
A programme of robust communications should be developed aimed at increasing awareness, knowledge and understanding of domestic abuse, coercive control and associated risk among potential victims, family, friends, colleagues, employers, professionals and the community. The campaign should include appropriate sources of support for children, and profile abusive behaviours used by perpetrators with the aim of challenging the behaviour and making it socially unacceptable.
The promotion of a safe and, if necessary, anonymous reporting mechanism should be identified for advice and third-party reporting of concerns by those who have knowledge of domestic abuse being experienced or perpetrated by someone they know.