Domestic abuse survivor 'tortured' by ex 'terrified' he could be released from prison early under new scheme

Helen Duncanson, 41, revealed her absuive boyfriend carried out a campaign of violence against her over a period of two years that included strangling her to the point she lost conciousness

Helen Duncanson was abused by her then partner for two years.

The Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales says victims are desperate for more detail on how the early release scheme will affect them.

'He’s going to kill me': Domestic abuse victims warn Early Release Scheme will put lives at risk  lbc.co.uk

Police chiefs have welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s decision to keep anyone convicted of unlawful killing behind bars but warned that tagging prisoners who are released early in England and Wales would be an extra challenge for police forces.

Domestic abuse survivor 'petrified' by early prisoner release scheme  itv.com

Burnham initially resisted calls to limit the scheme further

Early release scheme: ‘Weeks of trauma could have been avoided’  The Times

Critics say the move, which will keep PC Harper’s killers in jail, leaves number of prison spaces ‘too close to the bone’ PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after a critical intervention by Andy Burnham, but the move has led to warnings that overcrowded prisons will be left “one major event away from di

The Prime Minister has announced changes to the early release scheme

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said 'hundreds' of people will remain in prison as part of changes to the early release scheme designed to ease prison overcrowding

Andy Burnham announces anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, will be exempt from early release scheme

WOMEN "could die" if domestic abusers are let out of prison early, a charity has warned. And independent MP Rosie Duffield - herself a domestic abuse survivor - warned No10 is "gambling with lives” if they let these thugs out. The government is announcing details of its early prisoner release scheme on Tuesday -  letti