Love You to Death: A Year of Domestic Violence

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The stream of names feels relentless, but that's the point - it IS relentless. On average, two women are killed by a partner or ex-partner every week in the UK. Though the sheer volume of names is shocking, it's the steady, quiet testimony of friends and family members of the murdered women that makes the greatest impact. There is Anne-Marie Birch, killed by her husband of 17 years. She is remembered by her teenage daughter, Molly, who calmly recounts her mum's last moments: "I think he said he put a rope around her head and then hit her over the head with a big branch. He tied it up more, kissed her and told her he loved her and then drove away." Kirsty Humphrey, 23, was stabbed to death by her former partner; her mum describes how Kirsty's four-year-old daughter found her mum's body and raised the alarm.Joanna Hall, 35, was attacked by her boyfriend, leaving her with 40 stab wounds. Her sister, through tears, tells of how he sat by Joanna and watched her bleed for hours before he called 999. She died three weeks later in hospital. The heartbreaking, maddening thing is that it's the same story, over and over again: a man loses control over a wife, a girlfriend, a former partner, and can't stand it - so he kills her.