Simon Gilchrist was stabbed in the heart by his abusive fiancée, Caroline Mawhood in his flat in 2004 after she came home from a night out.
A heartbroken mother whose son was stabbed to death by his fiancée has issued a plea for more refuge spaces to be established throughout the UK to support male victims of domestic violence. Devastated Jose Linnane, 67 reportedly screamed "like an animal" when police informed her that her 23-year-old son, Simon Gilchrist, had tragically been murdered in his flat.
More male victims are now confiding in their domestic abuse than ever before with one UK helpline receiving a record breaking number of calls from men. However, there are only 269 spaces for males in safe houses across the country in comparison to a reported 4,289 refuge spaces for women in England. Mrs Linnane, whose life was turned upside by the devastating murder of her son, is now calling for more refuges to open to prevent further heartbreak. Mrs Linnane said: "Police officers came out and told me he was dead.
The grief-stricken mother had a conversation with her son's killer over a webcam chat last year as part of a restorative justice process. Mrs Linnane said: "When we were in court they showed the knife with my son's blood on it in a plastic bag. The killer was later set free but is now back behind bars after breaching her licensing conditions. Mrs Linnane says she hopes Mawhood will turn her life around one day and join the fight against male domestic violence.
During the pandemic, domestic violence cases soared as victims were devastatingly left trapped at home with their abusers. Although most victims were female, a helpline recorded a record-breaking number of calls from male victims too.
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