The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the UK crime and policing bill requiring police to investigate all suicides linked to domestic abuse as potential homicides when there is reasonable suspicion of prior abuse. Domestic abuse campaigners have welcomed the proposal, though passage is unlikely without government support given Labour's parliamentary majority.
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The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the UK crime and policing bill requiring police to investigate all suicides linked to domestic abuse as potential homicides when there is reasonable suspicion of prior abuse. Domestic abuse campaigners have welcomed the proposal, though passage is unlikely without government support given Labour's parliamentary majority.