Manslaughter/suicide investigations 750/2026

FOI Reference: 750/2026

Request:

Please could you tell me under the FOI Act 2000:

In the years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 (please give separate totals for each year):

a) The number of criminal investigations opened in this period by your police force into individuals on suspicion of manslaughter where the suspected victim of that individual had committed suicide

b) Of these investigations, the number where the individual in question had a romantic relationship with the victim at any point

c) Of the investigations given in answer (a), the number where the individual had a history of domestic abuse that was already known to police by the time of the suicide

Response a):

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:

• Zero (0) for all years between 2020 and 2026

Response b) & c):

Not applicable which is based on the response outlined in response a) above.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 17/08/2026)