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
Bolton review
CSP: Bolton
Published: October 2025
Year of death: 2019
Extracted: 3 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 highlighted that the victim experienced physical domestic abuse within a volatile relationship, with minimal agency involvement prior to his death. Key concerns include significant barriers for male victims to report abuse due to societal norms and embarrassment, alongside insufficient local awareness and provision of services for male victims.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 19.1 | The Be Safe Bolton Strategic Partnership (via the Bolton Domestic Abuse and Violence Partnership Board) should take steps to increase awareness across local communities of the domestic abuse and violence of males, including LGBTQI+ and BAME males. | Be Safe Bolton Strategic Partnership | Bolton Domestic Abuse and Violence Partnership Board |
| 19.2 | The Be Safe Bolton Strategic Partnership (via the Bolton Domestic Abuse and Violence Partnership Board) should take steps to increase awareness by local professionals of the domestic abuse and violence of males, including LGBTQI+ and BAME males. | Be Safe Bolton Strategic Partnership | Bolton Domestic Abuse and Violence Partnership Board |
| 19.3 | The Be Safe Bolton Strategic Partnership, via the Domestic Abuse and Violence Partnership Board, as part of the refresh of the Domestic Abuse and Violence Strategy, should undertake a review of the needs of male victims of DAV, including LGBTQI+ and BAME males. This should take account of the Safe Lives Whole System Review and the ongoing work within the Greater Manchester Working Group on male victims of domestic abuse and violence, to ensure they are supported as part of a whole system approach. | Be Safe Bolton Strategic Partnership | Domestic Abuse and Violence Partnership Board |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||