Bereaved families welcome proposals to create aggravating factor for murder at the end of a relationship

Partners who murder at the end of a relationship could face longer sentences under a proposed overhaul of punishments for domestic murder.

In a move welcomed by bereaved families who have fought for the law to be changed, the proposals announced on Thursday will seek to lengthen the prison sentences for abusers who kill by creating a new aggravating factor for murder at the end of a relationship.

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