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Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many homicides there were of a child aged under one, broken down by the relationship of the victim to the principal suspect; and how many people were (a) charged and (b) convicted of such offences in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [9882]
Mr. Denham: The requested details are in the table.
| 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victims | 16 | 28 | 30 | 42 | 37 |
| Son/daughter (including adopted) | 13 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 25 |
| Stepson/daughter (including child of suspect's cohabitant/lover) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Other family (including foster children) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Friend, ex-friend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Professional (suspect killed customer or client in the course of carrying out their occupation) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other known (acquaintance) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Not known (insufficient information) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| No current suspect | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 16 | 28 | 30 | 42 | 37 |
| Outcome principal suspect—convictions | |||||
| Murder | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Manslaughter | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Infanticide | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Suspect died | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquitted/proceedings discontinued | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Suspect committed suicide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of proceedings on advice of DPS | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other (eg under age) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Court proceedings pending, in progress | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| No suspect | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 16 | 28 | 30 | 42 | 37 |
Statistics on homicides cover the latest published period and are as at 11 September 2000. Figures are subject to revision (usually downwards) as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available.
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many child deaths where domestic violence is a factor were recorded in each police authority since such statistics were collated. [10461]
Mr. Denham: Statistics on the homicide of children killed by their parents are collected centrally, but those where domestic violence is a factor cannot be separately identified.
The following tables show currently recorded homicides of children less than 16 years, killed by their parents, for each police force area. Data are provided from 1977 to 1997 on a calendar year basis and from 1997–98 to 1999–2000 on a financial year basis. Information is as at 11 September 2000 when recording was closed for publication purposes. The outcome may result in some offences being reclassified as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available.
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