A specialist consultant in domestic violence awareness has welcomed a commitment from the Minister for Justice, Naomi Long, to bring Northern Ireland Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) in line with United Kingdom counterparts by including deaths by suicide in domestic abuse situations within the review scope.
After strong representations to amend the scope, confirmation of the move came from the Department of Justice, with a spokesperson stating: “The Minister is committed to extending the DHR process to include suicides resulting from domestic abuse.
“Once a review of the current process has completed, we will be able to provide an estimated timescale for the inclusion of domestic abuse-related suicides.”