Economic abuse by a partner contributes to one death every 19 days, report finds in UK

Financial abuse is a factor in more than half of deaths related to family violence but is often misunderstood

Economic abuse from a partner contributes to one death from homicide or suicide every 19 days, a charity has found.

Economic abuse by a partner contributes to one death every 19 days, report finds | Domestic abuse suicide | The Guardian

Surviving Economic Abuse (Sea) said economic abuse from an intimate partner was a factor in more than half of deaths related to domestic abuse but was often misunderstood or overlooked.

The charity analysed 454 domestic homicide reviews (DHRs) – carried out when a person dies by homicide or suicide as a result of domestic abuse – between 2012 and 2024.

In 231 DHRs, since renamed domestic abuse-related death reviews, the victim had experienced economic abuse from a current or ex-partner – the equivalent of one economic abuse victim dying by homicide or suicide every 19 days.

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