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Will Durrant

Starmer to look at domestic abuse in teenage relationships after girl’s death

Holly Newton, 15, was stabbed to death in Hexham, Northumberland in January 2023 (Northumbria Police/PA) - (PA Media)

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to look at whether younger people should have recognition as domestic abuse victims, after a teenager stabbed his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend to death in an alleyway.

Taking questions at the despatch box on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said he was “grateful” to address the murder of Holly Newton, from Hexham in Northumberland.

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