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Violence against women is often covered up, although it takes place at all levels of society. This documentary looks at the work of people who are fighting to protect women. It took Romy Stangl twelve years before she could speak about her experience. Her supposed dream man turned out to be physically abusive. The nightmare only ended when Romy saved herself by going to a women s shelter. She decided to allow her portrait to be taken by photographer Irina Unruh for the project Breaking the Silence of Domestic Violence. Romy says: Now I d like to give other women strength. Criminologist Jane Monckton Smith learned just how deadly domestic violence can be when working as a police officer. The filmmakers speak with Monckton Smith, who is now a professor at the University of Gloucester, about her eight-stage model to help police in recognizing homicide risks in relationships early on. She says, Alleged crimes of passion are often premeditated, c
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Domestic abuse after lockdown: controlled, confined and cut off
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Campaigners slam decision not to review lockdown killing of woman by husband
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A MULTI-AGENCY decision not to review the circumstances leading up to the killing of a Cwmbran woman by her husband during the first UK lockdown has been criticised by campaigners. He was cleared of murder, having already pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility, with the trial judge saying that Williams’ mental state was “severely affected” by depression and anxiety and that there was no evidence of any previous domestic violence. Torfaen County Borough Council told the PA news agency that it and partner organisations would not launch a domestic homicide review (DHR) due to the couple’s “very limited involvement with services and an absence of any domestic abuse history”.