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
Somerset review
CSP: Somerset
Published: March 2025
Year of death: 2022
Extracted: 2 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 identified inconsistent domestic abuse risk assessments, inadequate responses to coercive control and stalking, and fragmented multi-agency information sharing. Concerns also include a lack of trauma-informed practice and insufficient support from specialist domestic abuse services, particularly for a victim with intersecting needs and neurodivergent children.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Review support for victims where patients were not deemed to be suffering from current domestic abuse, stating this was an apparent lack of provision in Somerset. | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| R2 | A lead professional would have been a welcome addition prior to FIS involvement and the Team Around the Child (TAC) meetings. This would have ensured support was coordinated for Angela at an earlier stage. | Children’s Social Care |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||