Shropshire woman helping police spot red flags for violence earlier
Georgia Gabriel-Hooper was 14 when she witnessed her mum being shot dead
A woman who was 14 when she watched her mum being shot dead in Shropshire, is calling for more reporting of so-called 'low level' incidents.
Cheryl Hooper, who was 51, was killed outside her home in Newport, Shropshire, in January 2018 after a history of coercive behaviour.
Her estranged husband Andrew "Jack" Hooper was ordered to serve a minimum of 31 years.
Georgia Gabriel-Hooper - who's now 21 and lives in Devon- is working with Devon and Cornwall Police to help them spot red flags much earlier.
The Force are focussing on Violence Against Women and Girls and have held a 'Lived Experience Day' where victims shared their experiences of domestic abuse, stalking and sexual offences.
In the 12 months to February 2025, 104,811 victim-based crimes were recorded by Devon and Cornwall Police - up by 13.5 per cent compared with the previous year.
The second part of the campaign includes an educational package for younger people aged between 14 and 18 . The force is working with schools 'to educate young people about violence against women and girls and specifically about non-contact sexual offences that can occur in public spaces'.
It aims to 'provide information to young people about how to keep themselves and their friends safe'.
Georgia Gabriel-Hooper, is working with Devon & Cornwall Police, as well as other forces, to help train officers and raise awareness whilst supporting work with teenagers in school.
She said: "The biggest chance that we have of really changing the system and really changing views and opinions around domestic abuse is to educate the next generation.
"Domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking they are all patterns. It's really important to recognise them, victims a lot of the time will minimise so it's really important that we are training officers to recognise the small things and to read between the lines of what is being said."