Age at which domestic violence victims recognised by law to be looked at

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the Government will look at calls to change the law so that under-16s can be considered victims of domestic abuse, following the murder of Holly Newton (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

The age at which victims of domestic abuse are recognised as such by law is to be looked at by the Government after a teenager was killed by her ex-boyfriend.

Holly Newton was 15 when she was murdered in Hexham, Northumberland, by her stalker ex-boyfriend in January 2023.