Women’s Aid responds to Crime & Policing Bill amendment that could see all suicides with a history of domestic abuse treated as homicides

Ellie Daniel, Head of Policy and Survivor Services, comments:  

“We welcome the proposed amendment to the Crime & Policing bill to treat all suicides where there is a history of domestic abuse as a potential homicide. Too many women who have been subjected to devastating abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviour, by a current or former partner have been denied justice following suicide, because their death was not considered to be directly at the hands of their perpetrator. We owe these women and their grieving families more. More understanding of the insidious nature of domestic abuse, more joined up responses to believe and support women and children; and more justice for those victims who so tragically have their lives taken.”