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: Kent Published: June 2023 Year of death: 2017 Extracted: 6 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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Summary

The review highlights the rapid escalation of cyberstalking and coercive control following relationship breakdown, leading to homicide. It identifies concerns regarding the early identification of such behaviours, inconsistent application of mental health service policies, and the need for better signposting to specialist support for victims of stalking and harassment.

Extracted recommendations

6 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	Staffordshire Police must submit a report to the Kent and Medway Community Safety Partnership detailing how, if this case was reported today, the degree of victim focus would be greater, based on their revised Stalking and Harassment Policy.	Staffordshire Police
2	Kent Police and Staffordshire Police should give victims of stalking and harassment details of a domestic abuse or specialist stalking support organisation local to the victim.	Kent Police \| Staffordshire Police
3	KMPT must ensure that their DNA Policy applies to, and is implemented by, the PCMHS.	KMPT
4	KMPT must ensure that the handover of a case to the PCMHS is managed in a way that ensures the PCMHS is able to deliver the required level of treatment and service following it.	KMPT
5	The Home Office should lead a campaign to educate the public about coercive and controlling behaviour and the role it plays in domestic abuse.	The Home Office
6	Within Kent and Medway, Community Safety Partnerships should ensure that member organisations know where victims of cyberstalking can be signposted.	Kent and Medway Community Safety Partnerships
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗