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
Portsmouth review
CSP: PortsmouthPublished: September 2024Year of death: 2022Extracted: 6 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review highlights missed opportunities for professional curiosity and information sharing across agencies, inconsistent risk assessments, and the under-recognition of male victims of domestic abuse. It also notes a lack of public awareness regarding reporting third-party domestic abuse.
Home Office classifications
35 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - alcohol misuse
Victim - substance misuse
Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between victims)
Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between perpetrators)
Children - living with perpetrator (including adult children)
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - issued life sentence
Perpetrator - alcohol misuse
Perpetrator - substance misuse
Perpetrator - physical disability
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - anxiety
Perpetrator - psychosis
Perpetrator - post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
Perpetrator - self harm
Perpetrator - suicidal thoughts
Perpetrator - suicide attempts
Perpetrator - known to agencies as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to police as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family consulted about terms of reference
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
DHR process - police recommendations
DHR process - social services recommendations
DHR process - health services recommendations
DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
DHR process - training recommendation themes
DHR process - policy recommendation themes
DHR process - multi agency working recommendation themes
DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes
DHR process - other recommendation themes
Extracted recommendations
6 recommendations pulled from the report · 3 matched to organisations in the index
Addressed to
Safer Portsmouth Partnership | Stop Domestic Abuse
There is an apparent lack of public understanding on the course of action to take if a third-party, witnesses or hears an incidence of domestic abuse occurring. This should be addressed with a Portsmouth wide campaign involving family, friends and communities to raise public awareness on what to do if they are aware of domestic abuse taking place to victims who may be male or female.
Addressed to
Safer Portsmouth | Stop Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse training for practitioners should include:- a) other training resources, such as trauma- informed approach, homicide timeline, child sexual abuse, and engaging with perpetrators of domestic abuse. In addition: a) a reminder that males can be victims of controlling behaviour. b) that technology including CCTV can enable abuse and digital stalking. c) that BDSM (‘rough sex’) can mask domestic abuse.
Addressed to
Hampshire County Council Children’s Services
Domestic abuse training for practitioners should include:- a) other training resources, such as trauma- informed approach, homicide timeline, child sexual abuse, and engaging with perpetrators of domestic abuse. In addition: a) a reminder that males can be victims of controlling behaviour. b) that technology including CCTV can enable abuse and digital stalking. c) that BDSM (‘rough sex’) can mask domestic abuse.