Ex-partners who murder after break-up face longer sentences under proposals

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Ex-partners who murder following a break-up will face longer sentences under new Government proposals.

If passed by Parliament, the reforms will make murdering an ex-partner an aggravating factor when sentencing a guilty offender.

They will also make lashing out against an abuser after suffering a campaign of controlling behaviour a mitigating factor – leading to lower sentences for victims.

The changes follow recommendations made by Clare Wade KC in an independent review into domestic homicide sentencing, which was commissioned in 2021.

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