Corby MP Lee Barron raises Harshita Brella's case at Prime Minister's Questions after a domestic violence protection order expired before she was killed
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00:00Lee Burrell Thank you Mr Speaker. Harshita Brella was
00:05killed and found in the boot of her car as it was taken from her home in Corby on the
00:1114th of November. This tragic murder left the community shocked and scared and is being
00:16investigated by the police. Harshita was protected by a domestic violence order that lasted 28
00:24days. It was not renewed. Would the Deputy Prime Minister agree that all must be done
00:30to reassure the community and to bring the perpetrator to justice and would she further
00:35agree that in some circumstances domestic abuse orders should last longer than 28 days
00:42when the victims are most vulnerable?
00:44Baroness Burrell I thank my Honourable Friend for raising
00:48this case Mr Speaker. Harshita's family, my thoughts are with her family in this horrifying
00:55set of circumstances where Harshita should have been protected and felt protected. This
01:01Government is committed to halving violence against women and girls Mr Speaker and we
01:05continue to do our work hopefully across this House to make sure that we can end circumstances
01:11where Harshita faced and we can stop this kind of barbaric action.