00:00the family of holly newton say the government plans a new legal definition of abuse in teenage relationships following their
00:07campaign holly was fifteen when she was stabbed to death in hexham in january twenty twenty three her former boy
00:14friend logan mcphail was sixteen he was detained for at least seventeen years
00:19the family say the law currently does not recognize under 16s as victims of domestic abuse police recorded holly's killing
00:26as knife crime rather than domestic abuse her stepfather lee trussler says young people can miss out on help and
00:34guidance to leave abusive relationships safely when abuse is not recognized holly's mother michaela and lee met safeguarding and violence
00:43against women and girls minister sit via kerr at the home office
00:47they were given an outline of the government's plans the family say a standalone definition for teenage relationship abuse could
00:54offer better protection than simply lowering the age limit in existing law
00:59michaela says teenage relationships can look very different from adult relationships and should be recognized in their own right the
01:06proposed change follows a house of lords committee review of the domestic abuse act
01:102021 the review examines how the law recognizes children as victims the family say recognizing teenage abuse in law could
01:19help young people seek support before a situation becomes more dangerous the government has not yet set out the wording
01:26of the proposed definition
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