Remembering Holly – highlighting Clare’s Law

“Her vibrant spirit and infectious laughter filled our lives with joy, she was truly special.” 

This is Holly. These are the words of her mum, Annette.

The man who took her life, her abuser, is serving a minimum term of 20 years for her murder and through Lincolnshire Police we are running a series of features that commemorate Holly not her killer as her mum Annette wants to help other victims of domestic abuse.

Annette has come forward to work with police and the Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Specialist Service, to raise awareness of the help and support and this feature focuses on Clare’s Law - also known as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme.

It is named after Clare Wood, who was tragically murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend in 2009. 

During the inquest into Clare's death, it was revealed that her ex-boyfriend had a history of domestic abuse, which had been  recorded by the police.

Clare’s Law enables the police to give information about a partner, or ex-partner’s, previous history of abusive or violent offending. Information is only given to the person at risk, but anyone can ask. If you are a worried that a relative or friend could be at risk of domestic abuse, you can make a Clare’s Law application on their behalf.

Annette urged, “Let's make domestic abuse everyone's business. For Holly's sake.”