Westminster is waking up to a grim subplot. A mother-in-law has been arrested in India over a bride's death. But the real story is closer to home.
NHS chiefs are now briefing privately. They fear a hidden mental health crisis. Destigmatised reporting of such cases, they argue, normalises domestic trauma.
Trigger warnings flood social media. A&E departments brace for a surge in anxiety referrals. One Whitehall source put it bluntly: 'The tragedy in Delhi is a mirror for our own failures.
' The Home Office is silent. But behind the scenes, officials are scrambling. Polling shows a spike in public concern over systemic family abuse.
Labour backbenchers are sharpening their knives. A private member's bill on coercive control may suddenly get traction. Watch this space.
The game has changed.
