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
Dorset review
CSP: DorsetPublished: July 2025Year of death: 2021Extracted: 9 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 by health and police services to identify and assess escalating coercive control and stalking behaviors, particularly post-separation. It also points to a general lack of awareness of non-physical abuse among the victim's circle and some professionals, contributing to an inadequate risk response.
Home Office classifications
31 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - housing issues
Victim - mental ill health
Victim - anxiety
Victim - depression
Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
Child - primary address same as victim
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - anxiety
Perpetrator - depression
Perpetrator - suicidal thoughts
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
Perpetrator - died by suicide
Aggravating factors - separation
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
Aggravating factors - stalking
Aggravating factors - physical stalking
Aggravating factors - digital stalking
Aggravating factors - economic abuse
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - police recommendations
DHR process - health services recommendations
DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
DHR process - technology systems recommendation themes
DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
DHR process - training recommendation themes
DHR process - policy recommendation themes
DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes
DHR process - other recommendation themes
Extracted recommendations
9 recommendations pulled from the report · 5 matched to organisations in the index
Review the effectiveness of awareness campaigns and training, in terms of: impact, partnership working, engagement with the community and involvement of the community in design and delivery.
Review awareness raising information and materials relating to stalking and associated risks, considering accessibility of language to the public, and revise accordingly.
Addressed to
Dorset Health Care | commissioned DA provider
To support staff when identifying victims and possible abusers (whether in an intimate relationship or personally connected), Dorset Health Care (DHC) are to ensure a whole family approach is adopted within their domestic abuse training.
Domestic Abuse Partnership Board to recognize the pressure on workers to attend training and support organizations in training and learning opportunities.
Addressed to
Regional Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner
To approach the Regional Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner to understand the impact of the changing demands on providers, and sufficiency of funding to respond.