Victims’ and domestic abuse commissioners condemn lenient sentences for men who kill female partners in letter to government
A “culture of misogyny” runs through the criminal justice system “to the detriment of women across England and Wales”, the victims’ and domestic abuse commissioners tell government in a scathing five-page joint letter to be delivered today, International Women’s Day.
Dame Vera Baird and Nicole Jacobs call for “greater recognition of the devastation caused by domestic homicide” and say there are deficiencies across the criminal justice system and statutory services. “Domestic abuse is a hidden crime which the police still poorly understand,” they write.
