Domestic killings spiked in London last year, prompting fears that lockdown has had deadly side effects.
There were 22 domestic homicides in the capital in 2020, up from 16 in 2019. Twelve of the victims were children, up from seven the previous year.
Announcing a review into the 38 per cent increase, Commander Dave McLaren said: ‘It is fair to say mental health has played a part in a number of those crimes.
'It isn’t a massive leap of faith to say lockdown has an impact on all of us in terms of our wellbeing.’
The data emerged after Olga Freeman, 40, this week pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of disabled son Dylan, ten, in August.