The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales has pledged to hold public bodies to account over the action they take to prevent future deaths.
Research for the commissioner’s office found that the majority of victims of domestic homicide were in touch with the police, health services and other public agencies before their deaths.
The work, by the commissioner in conjunction with Manchester Metropolitan University, looked at a sample of 302 reviews following domestic abuse-related deaths between 2012 and 2019.