'Don't suffer in silence': Police urge coercive victims to speak out after Leeds wife's murder

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She was killed by her husband at their home when she threatened to leave him

Barrott would often follow Eileen and would even secretly place a digital tracker in her bag.

He would turn up at the hospitals in Leeds where she worked as a nurse, and demand to be let in to find her.During his sentencing, Judge Andrew Hatton told Barrott: “Your children spoke of a life of misery. “Your controlling manipulation had come to an end and you killed her in a final act of control over her.”

Controlling or coercive behaviour in a relationship became an offence in 2015 and continues to be a priority for West Yorkshire Police.DCI Rolfe added: “We always encourage victims or those who know about their situation to report it, either directly to our specialist safeguarding officers or to any of our partner agencies, including the National Domestic Abuse Helpline.”

 

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