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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Proposed law change will protect abusive men who push women to suicide, campaigners warn

Shabana Mahmood arrives in Downing Street
A letter to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, expresses ‘dismay at the government’s plans to weaken police accountability’. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Men whose abusive behaviour drives women to take their own lives are more likely to get away with their crimes because of proposed law changes, justice campaigners say.

Ministers want to make it harder for inquests to pass verdicts of unlawful killing, which have been crucial in getting justice for women who killed themselves after suffering abuse.

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