The women who took their own lives after domestic abuse
5/4/202628 min
Geraldine McKelvie and Hannah Al-Othman tell the stories of women who died after enduring sustained campaigns of cruelty. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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First 90 secondsNosheen Iqbal· Host0:00
This is The Guardian. [pensive music] Today, the chilling number of suicides being reinvestigated as manslaughter. Just a quick warning before we start, there is discussion and description of domestic abuse and suicide.
Hannah Al-Othman0:26
She had a big group of friends. She enjoyed going on nights out. She had two sisters who she was very close to. She loved spending time with her family.
Nosheen Iqbal· Host0:39
In photos, Georgia Barter looks happy and relaxed, a mass of blonde curls bobbed at the chin, framing a wide smile.
Hannah Al-Othman0:50
And when she was little, she had all this curly hair, and they used to call her Shirley Temple, but she was very, very shy. Painfully shy, her mom described her as. But then she started dancing. She just loved it, and she was very, very good at it. At one point it looked like she might have a career as a professional dancer, and she really gained in confidence from that.
Nosheen Iqbal· Host1:15
Georgia won competitions and medals. She even performed at London theaters. But after one night out, she was sexually assaulted. A case went to court. Her attacker was jailed.