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 Suffolk
Published: April 2023
Year of death: 2017
Extracted: 3 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
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.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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. | Suffolk Domestic Abuse Partnership |
| 2 | 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. | Suffolk Domestic Abuse Partnership |
| 3 | That all primary and secondary schools across Suffolk help children to understand healthy and respectful relationships. | Suffolk Safeguarding Children’s Board |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||