This crime scene photograph reveals the realities of the domestic violence that kills one woman in Britain every three days.
The image is upsetting but the police want you to see it. It was taken by a colleague of Inspector Jack Rowland after he was called to a domestic assault in Isleworth, London.
The photograph shows a scene one woman was faced with everyday.The staircase in her home had been riddled with 21 huge steel knives, littered with indecipherable post-it note messages and a warning replica bullet was even placed on the bottom step.
Inspector Rowlands explained, ‘A few weeks back a colleague of mine went to a domestic assault and found this when he entered. Male arrested and charged. Life saved.’
He defended his choice to share the disturbing image with the public, saying: ‘Lots of comments and shock about this picture. An image that raises the awareness of domestic violence and how much more is needed to be done.
According to The Femicide Census, 76% of women killed by their ex-partner or ex-spouse between 2009 and 2015 were killed within the first year that followed their separation.
The image is upsetting but the police want you to see it. It was taken by a colleague of Inspector Jack Rowland after he was called to a domestic assault in Isleworth, London.
The photograph shows a scene one woman was faced with everyday.The staircase in her home had been riddled with 21 huge steel knives, littered with indecipherable post-it note messages and a warning replica bullet was even placed on the bottom step.
Inspector Rowlands explained, ‘A few weeks back a colleague of mine went to a domestic assault and found this when he entered. Male arrested and charged. Life saved.’
He defended his choice to share the disturbing image with the public, saying: ‘Lots of comments and shock about this picture. An image that raises the awareness of domestic violence and how much more is needed to be done.
According to The Femicide Census, 76% of women killed by their ex-partner or ex-spouse between 2009 and 2015 were killed within the first year that followed their separation.