§ Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) how many cases there have been in the last 10 years in which convicted murderers who have themselves been victims of abuse by those they have murdered have(a) had their abusive experience taken into account as a mitigating circumstance and (b) not been given a custodial sentence; [80184]
(2) how many female victims of alleged domestic abuse by their partners who have been prosecuted for murdering that partner have been (a) acquitted and (b) convicted within the last 10 years; and what range of custodial sentence they have been given. [80182]
§ Mr. BoatengI have been asked to reply.
The information requested is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.