Priti Patel overruled council, which decided it would not carry out DHR of casePsychiatrist said his anxiety and depressive illness was ‘heightened’ in lockdownPriti Patel has ordered a domestic homicide review into the death of a woman killed by her husband days into the first lockdown. Domestic violence campaigners had raised concerns about the five-year jail sentence given to Anthony Williams, who strangled his wife Ruth at their home. A psychiatrist told the trial his anxiety and depressive illness had been ‘heightened’ by lockdown. Strangled: Ruth Williams, 67, was found dead on her doorstep. Priti Patel, pictured above, has overruled the council.

Source: Daily Mail March 07, 2021 01:00 UTC