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: August 2023
Year of death: 2018
Extracted: 4 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 clash of cultural expectations for the victim, leading to coercion and control by the perpetrator and ultimately an honour-based killing. It identifies missed opportunities for professional curiosity and a lack of agency awareness regarding cultural norms, honour-based violence, and support for young people from minority communities.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schools should be supported where appropriate, with understanding and recognising cultures and customs which may lead to family conflict, honour based violence and domestic abuse for students from minority communities. This should include support regarding how to appropriately respond. | Kent Education |
| 2 | Primary health care staff should be trained in understanding and recognising cultures and customs which may lead to family conflict, honour based violence and domestic abuse for patients from minority communities. This should include support regarding how to appropriately respond. | Health Care Kent |
| 3 | Raise awareness of the supportive services available to young people from different cultural and religious backgrounds through a system of information sharing. | Kent Community Safety Partnership |
| 4 | To raise awareness of crime recording flagged markers for honour based offences. | Kent Police |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||