Most victims of domestic homicide have contacted police or NHS, review shows

Study of 302 cases in England and Wales shows majority of those killed had been ‘hiding in plain sight'

A review of 302 domestic homicides recorded in a four-year period has found that the majority of those killed had been “hiding in plain sight”, having made contact with the police, health services and other public agencies before their death.

Nicole Jacobs, the government’s independent domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales, said the findings highlighted an ongoing lack of “political will” at national level to learn from what were often avoidable deaths.