Rejected petition: Treat all sudden and unexpected deaths of domestic abuse victims as suspicious
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Police must treat all sudden and unexpected deaths of domestic abuse victims as suspicious until proven otherwise, ensuring the scene is locked down and all evidence is gathered and secured correctly.
We are seeing an increase in the number of hidden homicides, where victims of domestic abuse are being killed by their partners, in staged suicides or uninvestigated accidents. The real number of hidden homicides is not officially known. Therefore police must treat these sudden and unexpected deaths of domestic abuse victims as suspicious to prevent these deaths from being uninvesigated and unrecognised.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
This is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament, but a matter for the police.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.