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Heartbroken brother calls for law change after sister's death
- Danielle Haggerty died by suicide in 2023 after being locked in a flat during a dispute with her partner.
- Her brother Jonathan Haggerty started a petition for 'Danielle's Law' to impose a legal duty to rescue in domestic danger.
- The petition seeks to criminalise abandoning someone in immediate danger without seeking help in domestic situations.
- Angela Rayner supports the Danielle's Law campaign and is in contact with Jonathan.
- Neighbours heard Danielle pleading and a neighbour alerted police before she was found unconscious.
- The campaign aims to spark a government response and potential parliamentary debate on the issue.
- Jonathan emphasizes the legal gap that may allow neglect in dangerous domestic situations to go unpunished.
- The Daily Mail article frames Danielle's Law as a cross-party concern with victim-support backing.
- Danielle was a former hairdresser described by relatives as a loving sister and aunt.
- The case has drawn attention to a perceived loophole in existing domestic violence laws.
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