Black and blue plaques have been fixed to properties of murdered women

Black and blue plaques have been fixed to properties of murdered women, as part of a campaign to highlight “outdated and misogynistic” UK domestic homicide sentencing laws.

Each bespoke victim plaque includes  “killed here”, along with the sentence given to the killer and the slogan ‘“Murder is murder, change the law”.

A group representing families of murdered women is urging the UK government to reform domestic homicide sentencing laws, which they say are outdated and unfair.

“Killed Women,” co-founded by Julie Devey and Carole Gould, wants the new Labour government to honour a Conservative commitment to raise the starting tariff for murders committed in the home to 25 years.

Currently, those who kill at home, often using a weapon from the home, receive sentences up to 10 years shorter than those convicted of murders outside the home.

On average, a woman is killed by a man in the UK every three days, often involving excessive violence.

Devey and Gould began campaigning after their daughters, Poppy Devey Waterhouse and Ellie Gould, were murdered by their ex-boyfriends, who received lower starting tariffs due to the location of the crime.

A public consultation on this issue, launched by the Conservatives, closed in March 2024, confirming the need for stricter sentencing. Killed Women hopes the new government will prioritise this reform, ensuring justice for future victims and their families.

Campaign by Earnies.

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