The horrific death of her best friend left Hetti Barkworth-Nanton traumatised, but her tireless campaigning to raise awareness of domestic violence led to a Pride of Britain award last year – and now ...

Robert Brown, now 60, killed his 46-year-old wife Joanna Simpson in their family home in Ascot, Berkshire, on Halloween 2010 after she endured years of domestic abuse.

Joanna Simpson’s mother, Diana Parkes, and close friend, Hetti Barkworth-Nanton describe children as the ‘forgotten victims’ of these crimes (Picture: Family handout) ...

In 2010, Joanna Simpson, 46, was bludgeoned to death in Ascot, Berkshire, with a claw hammer by her estranged husband Robert Brown. Her young children, who were just nine and 10, were in the house.

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Joanna Simpson, 46, was murdered in earshot of her two young children by Robert Brown at her home in Ascot, Berkshire, in October 2010. He was found not guilty of murder and sentenced to 24 years ...

Joanna's mother Diana Parkes founded the Joanna Simpson Foundation with Joanna's friend Hetti Barkworth-Nanton in 2014, going on to support hundreds of children who experience domestic abuse and ...

"Joanna Simpson was bludgeoned and buried at the hands of Robert Brown, which left two children without a mother and caused irreparable harm to her family and loved ones," said Mr Chalk, ...

Joanna Simpson ran a guesthouse in Ascot and had two children Brown, formerly of Winkfield, Berkshire, killed Ms Simpson at her home within earshot of their two children, then aged nine and 10.