Alarming Number of Domestic Abuse Victims Taking Own Lives According To New Report

A new report has shown that the number of Domestic Abuse victims taking their own lives is sadly on the rise.

Alarmingly, the study, carried out by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, shows this increase in figures could have been prevented as that the vast majority of suspects in these cases had been known to the police.

Over the past four years, 92% of suspects in cases of domestic abuse suicides were known to authorities.

The report for England and Wales also shows the number of people taking their own lives following domestic abuse is higher than the number of victims killed by an ex or current partner – for the second year running – You can read more HERE

Rachel Horman-Brown KC (Hon), Director, Solicitor and Head of Family Law here at Watson Ramsbottom had this to say regarding the matter.

Rachel Horman Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors

Rachel Horman-Brown KC (Hon)

Director & Solicitor

Head of Family Law

Suicide caused by domestic abuse has long been overlooked and the statistics we see are still the tip of the iceberg.

There needs to be a complete overhaul of how the police treat cases of domestic abuse and in particular coercive control with much more thorough investigations being the norm.

As it stands the families of victims often feel that they have been left to investigate the death of their loved one themselves due to a lack of interest from the police and this is appalling

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