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

South Cambridgeshire review

CSP: South Cambridgeshire Published: October 2025 Year of death: 2022 Extracted: 6 recs

Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.

Original review (PDF) ↗ Source: Home Office DHR Library

Summary AI-generated

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The review identifies concerns regarding the recognition of familial domestic abuse, the exploitation of the victim's mental health vulnerabilities, and missed opportunities by agencies to identify and respond to the abuse experienced by a male victim.

Home Office classifications

24 tags

Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.

  • Victim - died by suicide
  • Victim - neurodiverse condition diagnosis
  • Victim - anxiety
  • Victim - depression
  • Victim - self harm
  • Victim - suicidal thoughts
  • Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
  • Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to workplace (employer) as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
  • Aggravating factors - digital stalking
  • Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
  • Aggravating factors - economic abuse
  • DHR process - family contributed to dhr
  • DHR process - police recommendations
  • DHR process - health services recommendations
  • DHR process - idva or other domestic abuse support service recommendations
  • DHR process - employer recommendations
  • DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
  • DHR process - training recommendation themes
  • DHR process - policy recommendation themes
  • DHR process - record keeping recommendation themes
  • DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes

Extracted recommendations

6 recommendations pulled from the report · 1 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation 1

Addressed to National Government

A National campaign to highlight familial abuse to both the public and employers. This will inform and educate people across the country about familial abuse and assist them to potentially identify this in others and themselves, leading to obtaining support and safeguarding if required.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 2

Addressed to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough DASV

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough DASV to hold a promotional campaign for the public and employers to highlight familial abuse and the provisions and pathways available to assist. This will inform and educate those living and working in the area about familial abuse and assist them to potentially identify this in others and themselves, leading to obtaining support and safeguarding if required.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 3

Addressed to Cambridgeshire Public Health

Cambridgeshire Public Health to publicise ‘Stop Suicide’ to businesses within their jurisdiction and how to access this. This will both inform and encourage employers within Cambridgeshire to educate themselves in this area as to how they can support their staff and what pathways are available in these circumstances.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 4

Addressed to Metropolitan Police, Enfield Borough

The Metropolitan Police, Enfield Borough to dip sample reports dealt with by the Domestic Abuse team for victim contact satisfaction. This will identify whether the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime within this department is being adhered to on a regular basis and if not, then this can be addressed.

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Recommendation 5

Addressed to The GP Surgery

The GP Surgery to implement a process where the opportunity for disclosure of domestic abuse is provided when a patient makes a negative comment in relation to their home or family circumstances. This will ensure that the subject is explored and the opportunity provided whilst in a closed and safe environment with appropriate recording of the conversation thereafter. If domestic abuse is not disclosed, then mental health provisions can still be made available.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 6

Addressed to Cambridgeshire Public Health

Cambridgeshire Public Health to ensure ongoing suicide prevention activity is adapted to meet the needs of people with autism and learning disabilities, primarily by sharing suicide prevention resources and promote suicide prevention training to key organisations. This provides focussed information and advice specific to an area that has been identified as having a heightened risk and ensures availability to those who require it the most.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗