Police ‘determined’ to target abusers who drive women to suicide but say they lack of resources

NPCC lead for domestic abuse says officers dealing with huge caseloads, made worse by justice system backlogs

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Police are determined to do more" to hold to account domestic abusers who drive victims to kill themselves, the National Police Chiefs' Council has said.

Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe, the NPCC lead for domestic abuse, has said that more posthumous investigations are taking place", but that officers struggle with a lack of resources, adding that 20% of all crime relates to domestic abuse in most forces.