We are back after the summer break with the terribly sad story of the murder and subsequent miscarriage of justice of Joanna Simpson.

On the evening of 31st October 2010, 46 year old mum of two, Joanna Simpson became yet another statistic. Another woman killed by the hand of the man she once loved and who had loved her. Robert Brown was her estranged husband and father of her kids who that afternoon, right in front of the children beat Joanna to death.

This violent act was the culmination of years of abuse and controlling behaviour. We explore how domestic abuse comes in many forms and how anyone from any walk of life can become a victim.

Sources for this month's episode are the brilliant podcast, the Crime Analyst and the ITV show, The British Airways Killer amongst others.

The Joanna Simpson Foundation

Our story - The Joanna Simpson Foundation Team & Our Mission

Refuge, the largest UK domestic abuse organisation for women

Domestic Violence: Types, Statistics, Laws, Shelters Search

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Hello everyone and welcome to the latest episode of Blue Murder Talks. We weren’t aware previously, but October is domestic abuse awareness month here in the UK and during Crimecon last month we had the pleasure of meeting Lucy Wade, a leading campaigner for domestic abuse awareness and we wanted to do our bit in raising awareness.

Lucy works tirelessly to raise awareness of the difficult subject of domestic abuse. Her business and website You Don’t Own Me or YDOM.co.uk , is a “one-stop shop” helping people find useful resources, support services and access to knowledge shared by professionals.

Lucy also has a cracking podcast, Dip in and Out With Lucy, where she has some fascinating chats with domestic abuse professionals and survivors, you will be engrossed, we promise.

We hope you enjoy this episode where we chat with Lucy about all the great work she does and learn all about this dark subject that affects many of us, how it doesn't discriminate between young and old, rich or poor, men and women, and how it affects the whole family.

Domestic Abuse Support – Discussion Inclusion Progression (ydom.co.uk)

Refuge, the largest UK domestic abuse organisation for women

Domestic abuse: how to get help - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Home - Women's Aid (womensaid.org.uk)

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