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: October 2025
Year of death: 2016
Extracted: 4 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 identifies key concerns regarding the failure of multiple agencies to identify the perpetrator's severe psychotic mental illness, a crucial factor in the homicide, alongside inconsistencies in inter-agency information sharing and risk assessment for domestic abuse and vulnerability.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| Recommendation Four | The Cardiff Public Services Board reviews both its strategic and tactical management and support to victims of mental health especially those victims currently being supported for substance and alcohol addiction. | Cardiff Public Services Board |
| Recommendation One | That the outcomes of both the Child Practice Review and the Domestic Homicide Review are shared and considered by the Cardiff Public Services Board and any consistent themes are acted upon in a coordinated way. | Cardiff Public Services Board |
| Recommendation Three | Cardiff Housing reviews policy, practice, and relevant training to ensure all staff are aware of their responsibilities in tackling Domestic Abuse especially in taking a partnership approach to problem solve. | Cardiff Housing |
| Recommendation Two | The Home Office Quality Assurance Panel provides additional information and clarity with regards to the Home Office Guidance for the conduct of Domestic Homicide Reviews dated December 2016. Particular clarification is required of paragraphs 99 and 100 that relates specifically to Health Service support to such reviews. This is critical to those perpetrators who have been subject to judicial proceedings and are serving substantial custodial sentences. | Home Office Quality Assurance Panel |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||