* . *
The Guardian

‘Killed here’ plaques unveiled in campaign for tougher sentences for domestic homicides



Families of women who were murdered at home by a man call on MPs to change UK’s ‘misogynistic’ lawsUK politics live – latest updatesA series of seven blue and black plaques have been fixed to properties where women have been murdered by a man as part of a campaign to highlight “outdated and misogynistic” UK domestic homicide sentencing laws.Each bespoke plaque includes the woman’s name, their lifespan and the words “killed here”, along with the sentence given and the words ‘“Murder is murder, change the law”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/16/killed-here-plaques-campaign-tougher-sentences-domestic-homicides-law

Author : Caroline Davies

Publish date : 2024-09-16 14:09:27

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tags : The Guardian

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %%%. . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .