Only 3% of suicides linked to domestic abuse result in prosecution, data shows

Figures for England and Wales prompt calls for more rigorous police investigations of cases Only 3% of suicides related to domestic abuse in England and Wales in the past five years have resulted in any sort of prosecution, figures show. Between 2020 and 2025, 553 people took their own lives after suspected abuse in an intimate relationship, but only 17 posthumous charges were brought. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@sa...

By Geraldine McKelvie and Hannah Al-Othman