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
Northumberland review
CSP: NorthumberlandPublished: September 2025Year of death: 2022Extracted: 5 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 decades of unrecognised coercive control and financial abuse by the victim towards the perpetrator, exacerbated by significant hidden debts and the victim's declining health. Agencies had no prior knowledge of the abuse, and the perpetrator's isolation and shame prevented her from seeking support.
Extracted recommendations
5 recommendations pulled from the report · 4 matched to organisations in the index
Addressed to
Northumberland Domestic Abuse Partnership | Northumberland Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership
That the Northumberland Domestic Abuse Partnership and Northumberland Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership ensure that the conclusions and learning from this review are embedded in learning for agencies and professionals across the County. This should include a focus on the potential increased risk of domestic and economic abuse in older people both because of the growth of this population sector and the impact of age on cost-of-living resilience.
Addressed to
Northumberland Domestic Abuse Partnership Board | Northumberland Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership
That the Northumberland Domestic Abuse Partnership Board, Northumberland Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership to consider further development of the understanding and public awareness of domestic abuse and coercive control (including in relation to financial control and economic abuse) in older people. This should include public awareness campaigns and consideration of user voice of this group in planning services.
That Northumberland County Council review the current written signposting to assistance for vulnerable residents with substantive Council Tax arrears and consider if that can be enhanced through direct contact with those residents and referral to support agencies, particularly when thresholds for recovery action are met.
That the Domestic Abuse Partnership establish a working group with health partners to explore the potential of pilot work in relation to the introduction of domestic abuse routine enquiry within healthcare settings including GP practices.