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

Cardiff review

CSP: Cardiff Published: September 2023 Year of death: 2017 Extracted: 7 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 identifies concerns regarding the perpetrator's use of a false identity and coercive control tactics, which agencies were unaware of due to no direct contact with the couple. It highlights missed opportunities for routine domestic abuse enquiry by health professionals and the broader risks associated with online dating platforms and false profiles.

Extracted recommendations

7 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
16.2a	That an awareness raising campaign should be delivered, aimed at the general public, about what constitutes coercive and controlling behaviour and how to recognise it. It should include the provision of practical advice to anyone who has a suspicion that either they or someone they know may be a victim and how support options can be identified and accessed.	Welsh Government
16.2b	That a national review of completed domestic homicide reviews (and other publications) be commissioned to determine the extent to which dating websites feature in background circumstances of cases, to enable consideration to be given as to what advice, if any, may be given to dating website users about their own safety.	Welsh Government
16.5a	That all health staff/GP’S should undertake mandatory Group 1 Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence training to ensure they are able to target victims of domestic abuse and to provide assurance that the University Health Board is meeting the needs of victims.	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
16.5b	That the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence training will consider the impact of social media and dating websites	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
16.5c	That health staff should enquire and document the relationship status and the name of a victim’s partner through the Ask & Act process	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
16.5d	That appropriate staff groups within the University Health Board should attend Group 2 Domestic Abuse Training under the Welsh Government National Training Framework.	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
16.7a	That staff are reminded of the requirement to record violent incidents on the ALERT risk database.	Cardiff Council Housing Services
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗