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
Wiltshire review
CSP: WiltshirePublished: July 2023Year of death: 2019Extracted: 4 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review identified indicators of coercive control and possessiveness in the victim's relationship shortly before her death, which escalated rapidly to homicide following separation. No agencies were aware of the abuse, highlighting a need for increased awareness of adolescent relationship abuse indicators and improved support pathways.
Home Office classifications
25 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Children - living with victim (including adult children)
Children - living with perpetrator (including adult children)
Children - present at homicide (including adult children)
Child - primary address same as victim
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - anxiety
Perpetrator - depression
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
Aggravating factors - separation
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family consulted about terms of reference
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
DHR process - family received draft report
DHR process - police recommendations
DHR process - school recommendations
DHR process - other educational institution recommendations
DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
DHR process - policy recommendation themes
DHR process - multi agency working recommendation themes
DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes
Addressed to
Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership
That Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership further promotes with agencies, the indicators of domestic abuse in young people’s relationships and promotes the sources of help and information available to family and friends
Addressed to
Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership
That Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership considers and responds to the evaluation of the pilot of the Young Person’s Independent Domestic Violence Advisor being delivered by Splitz Support Service
Addressed to
Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership
That Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership should, through local commissioners and specialist services, promote access to specialist domestic abuse services and pathways for young people aged 16 and over.
Addressed to
Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership
That Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership considers how evidence-based best practice in whole school approaches to healthy relationships, can be shared and consolidated across Wiltshire schools.