Man charged with manslaughter in connection to death of woman who reportedly suffered domestic abuse
A man has been charged with manslaughter following the tragic death of Gillian Morand, a 36-year-old woman who took her own life in March 2020 after allegedly enduring a prolonged campaign of domestic abuse. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that Seyhan Assaf, aged 45, has been charged with both manslaughter and coercive or controlling behaviour. This charge has surfaced after further evidence about Morand’s experience of abuse was disclosed, which Scotland Yard states may have contributed significantly to her death. Morand died in Bexley, south-east London. Initially, a subsequent inquest concluded her death as a suicide, but fresh allegations against Assaf... [Continue Reading]
