Make coercive or controlling behaviour leading to suicide a specific offence

Domestic violence and coercive control can destroy lives, sometimes driving victims to suicide. Yet the law fails to recognise this as a specific criminal offence.

48 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Monday 29th December 2025
Last 24 hours signatures
4
Signature Deadline
Monday 29th June 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 175

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We call for urgent reform to make coercion leading to suicide within domestic abuse cases a specific offence, ensuring perpetrators face justice in Crown Court. This is not just a legal need, but a moral one.


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