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LNB news: MoJ announces domestic killers to receive tougher sentences

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20 March 2023
Categories: Legal News , Criminal , Family
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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that domestic abusers, who kill their partners or ex-partners, will receive tougher sentences under government plans published on 17 March 2023

Lexis®Library update: This includes making a history of coercive or controlling behaviour against a victim or use of excessive or gratuitous violence aggravating factors in sentencing decisions for murder. The MoJ has also said that a review of manslaughter sentencing guidelines around ‘rough sex’ will be undertaken. These changes follow recommendations made by Clare Wade KC in an idependent review of domestic homicide sentencing.

Source: Tougher sentences for domestic killers

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