Margaret Hunter and Tony Bennett are calling for a greater understanding of domestic abuse in suicide cases after their daughter, Roisin Hunter Bennett, took her own life. Aja Dodd met the family.
Margaret Hunter and Tony Bennett are calling for a greater understanding of domestic abuse in suicide cases after their daughter, Roisin Hunter Bennett, took her own life. Aja Dodd met the family
Darlington parents want inquest guidelines on abuse after teen's death
The parents of a Darlington teenager whose suicide was linked with an emotionally abusive relationship have said the “postcode lottery” of poor coroners' services needs fixing.
The call comes after Roisin Hunter Bennett's parents won a legal battle to have abuse named as a factor in her death.
Calls for coroner domestic abuse change after suicide
The parents of a young woman who killed herself after suffering domestic abuse are calling for coroners to have more understanding of the impact of coercive control.
Roisin Hunter Bennett's suicide was initially attributed by a coroner to the "ending of a relationship" and "pressure of balancing work and studying for exams".
The 19-year-old's parents from Darlington successfully appealed to the High Court for the inquest conclusion to be amended, with the coroner adding she took her own life "due to an emotionally abusive relationship".
Battling parents win landmark ruling stating 'emotional abuse' led to teen daughter's suicide
The parents of a teenager who took her own life have won a two-year legal battle to gain a landmark ruling stating 'emotional abuse' led to their daughter's suicide.
Roisin Hunter Bennett was just 19-years-old when she took her own life in March 2022. She was found in the bedroom of her Darlington home and died nine days later in hospital.