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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Hannah Al-Othman

Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner

Georgia Barter
Georgia Barter. Photograph: The family of Georgia Barter

On 26 April 2020 Georgia Barter, a long-term victim of domestic abuse, died in hospital after taking a fatal overdose of painkillers. Last week, in an extraordinary verdict, a coroner ruled that Georgia, 32, was unlawfully killed by her abusive partner.

A court heard how GPs, nurses and police officers all had chances to intervene in Thomas Bignell’s violent campaign against Georgia, but failed to do so.

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