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

Westminster review

CSP: Westminster Published: February 2026 Year of death: 2021 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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Key concerns include agencies and family not recognising coercive control and domestic abuse, and missed opportunities for routine enquiry given the victim's multiple vulnerabilities. The report highlights the heightened risk of homicide when a victim attempts to leave an abusive relationship.

Home Office classifications

31 tags

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

Victim - was a carer
Victim - carer assessed
Victim - alcohol misuse
Victim - substance misuse
Victim - housing issues
Victim - mental ill health
Victim - depression
Victim - suicide attempts
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - substance misuse
Perpetrator - housing issues
Perpetrator - physical disability
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - suicide attempts
Perpetrator - serious or life limiting illness
Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to family as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - attended drug and alcohol services
Perpetrator - supervised by probation services
Aggravating factors - separation
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family received draft report
DHR process - social services recommendations
DHR process - health services recommendations
DHR process - idva or other domestic abuse support service recommendations
DHR process - housing services recommendations
DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
DHR process - training recommendation themes
DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes