Lessons not learned after Georgia Barter driven to suicide by abuse, says her mother
Family ‘saddened’ by minister’s response to London coroner’s concerns over police database accessGeorgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partnerThe family of a woman judged to have been unlawfully killed by her partner after she took...
<p>Family ‘saddened’ by minister’s response to London coroner’s concerns over police database access</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2025/oct/11/georgias-story-how-a-domestic-abuse-victims-suicide-was-ruled-an-unlawful-killing-by-her-partner#:~:text=On%2026%20April%202020%20Georgia,and%20mental%20pain%20to%20stop%E2%80%9D"><strong>Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>The family of a woman judged to have been unlawfully killed by her partner after she took her own life following years of domestic abuse has said “lessons have still not been learnt” after the government indicated it would not make changes to how officers use the police national database.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/19/campaigners-urge-cps-to-reconsider-charges-against-partner-of-woman-who-died-by-suicide#:~:text=At%20an%20inquest%20into%20the,a%20verdict%20of%20unlawful%20killing.">An inquest </a>earlier this year found that Georgia Barter, 32, experienced years of abuse at the hands of Thomas Bignell.</p><p><em>• In the UK and Ireland, <a href="https://www.samaritans.org/">Samaritans</a> can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email <a href="mailto:jo@samaritans.org">jo@samaritans.org</a> or <a href="mailto:jo@samaritans.ie">jo@samaritans.ie</a>. In the US, you can call or text the <a href="https://988lifeline.org/">988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline</a> at 988 or chat at <a href="https://988lifeline.org/">988lifeline.org</a>. In Australia, the crisis support service <a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a> is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at <a href="http://www.befrienders.org/">befrienders.org</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/30/lessons-not-learned-after-georgia-barter-driven-to-suicide-by-abuse-thomas-bignell">Continue reading...</a>
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