Appeal to increase sentences for killing partners

The mothers of two women killed by their partners in the North have demanded tougher sentences for men who kill their wives and girlfriends.

The mothers of two women killed by their partners in the North have demanded tougher sentences for men who kill their wives and girlfriends.

Helen Snoddy and Linda Dickson are due to meet British minister John Spellar today.

It is part of their campaign to have minimum sentences to be increased from 10 to 15 years.

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