Name: Claire Throssell Talk
Start: 2026-04-02T19:15:00+01:00
Location: Staincross Club

Claire Throssell’s two sons, Jack, 12, and Paul, 9, were both killed by their father, despite her warnings that he was a danger to them. She has since campaigned tirelessly to stop unsafe child contact with dangerous perpetrators of domestic abuse. Due to her commitment and resolve, family courts are safer – it’s now mandatory for the courts to determine whether children will be at risk of harm from a contact order, and perpetrators are no longer able to cross examine their victims in court.
Her book autobiography, called For My Boys, which she says she hopes reaches out to victims of domestic abuse is now available.
"It's not healed anything, but I felt that I had to give a true, raw, honest account of what domestic abuse is like," she said.
"People don't realise when you live in abuse, it's every second of every day."
Ms Throssell and Darren Sykes had been divorced for two weeks when he lured the boys to the attic to play with trains he had bought them, before setting fires around the house.
He then barricaded them inside with him.
Paul and his father died in the house, while Jack was taken to hospital and died days later.
We look forward to welcoming Claire and hearing her speak on this harrowing and emotive issue, and how she has used her voice to make sure her boys will never be forgotten.
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