Kiena’s Law would see the creation of a new standalone offence for domestic abuse-related suicide (Picture: Kynan Dawes/SWNS)Nobody in England or Wales has ever been convicted by a jury of manslaughter in relation to domestic abuse victims driven to suicide. He told Metro juries are ‘struggling’ with the link between domestic abuse and suicide and the legal concept of ‘causation’. If that number was applied nationwide, it could mean as many as 1,000 domestic abuse victims are taking their lives each year. Mrs Dawes added: ‘Girls shouldn’t have to die to be heard, and my daughter had to die to be heard. You can sign the petition Kiena’s Law: Recognise domestic abuse–related suicide in law by clicking here.