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The Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by independent reviewer Clare Wade KC and the government response.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in India.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Thailand.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in Jamaica.
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
The police have to follow strict rules if you're arrested, questioned or charged with a crime - you can get legal advice at a police station
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Greece.
Jealous ex-partners and murderers who use their hands as weapons to strangle victims face severe prison sentences under new laws set to be brought in by the government.
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