General Article Domestic abusers who kill their partners to face tougher sentences

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Campaigners highlighted the case of Poppy Waterhouse, 24, whose ex-boyfriend inflicted more than 100 injuries but was jailed for just 16 years.

By Charles Hymas

Domestic abusers who kill their partners face a minimum of 25 years in jail under plans to end ‘soft’ sentences for domestic homicide.

Ministers are proposing a shake-up under which killers with a history of coercive or controlling behaviour against their victims will face tougher sentences.

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