Domestic killers face tougher sentences in latest move to halve violence against women and girls

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Jealous ex-partners and murderers who use their hands as weapons to strangle victims face severe prison sentences under new laws set to be brought in by the government.

Two new statutory aggravating factors for murder sentencing announced today (6 December 2024) will mean judges will have to consider tougher jail terms for murders involving strangulation or when the killing is connected to the end of a relationship.

The move will implement two outstanding recommendations from Clare Wade KC’s independent Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review. It is the latest step in the Government’s Plan for Change and is central to its mission to keep our streets safe and halve violence against women and girls.

Full statement https://www.gov.uk/government/news/domestic-killers-face-tougher-sentences-in-latest-move-to-halve-violence-against-women-and-girls

I find the wording in this press release a bit strange.

Response from Centre for Women's Justice https://www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/news/2024/12/6/centre-for-womens-justice-welcomes-review-of-homicide-laws-and-sentencing-framework

I don't think any bloke who flips out and strangles a woman in a jealous rage is going pause mid-crime to consider the sentencing criteria. It will hopefully keep them off the streets longer but surely the focus should be on catching them, punishing and rehabilitating them when they first start showing sign of violence and aggression, before they get to the stage of having killed?