Topic Lifecycle: Fading
This topic is fading from the news cycle. Coverage on Thursday 22 October 2026 dropped to 156s, down 66% from its peak of 453s on Tuesday 30 June 2026.
Coverage trend (last 30 days)
How much coverage this topic got from each channel over the past month.
On screen
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What was reported
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Two regional news programmes reported on the sentencing of James Stock for the attempted murder of his former partner, Caroline Goddard (also referred to as Kaz Goddard), at her home near Weston-super-Mare. Stock received a 20-year prison sentence. The BBC One West report included an interview with Goddard, who said a doctor at a Bristol hospital had warned her she was a victim of domestic abuse shortly before the attack. The same report cited police figures indicating that more domestic abuse victims are suspected to have taken their own lives than were killed by their abuser. The ITV1 West Country report noted that police had released footage of Stock's arrest and that Goddard had managed to call 999 during the attack, which lasted 45 minutes. Both channels highlighted the victim's bravery in sharing her story.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Reported by all 2 channels | ||
| James Stock was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the attempted murder of Caroline Goddard. | Reported by BBC One | |
| The attack took place at Goddard's property near Weston-super-Mare. | Reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV |
| Only on one channel | ||
| Goddard attempted to take her own life in April 2025 before the attack. | Reported by BBC One | Not reported by ITV |
| A doctor warned Goddard that she was a victim of domestic abuse and that she would get hurt. | Not reported by ITV | |
| The attack lasted 45 minutes and Goddard called 999 during it. | Not reported by BBC One | |
| Police shared footage of Stock's arrest. | Not reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV |
| Police praised Goddard's bravery in sharing her story. | Not reported by BBC One | |
| Police recorded 150 suspected victim suicides following domestic abuse in England and Wales last year, compared with 80 domestic homicides. | Not reported by ITV | |
| Within weeks of the doctor's warning, Goddard was subjected to a violent attack by James Stock. | Reported by BBC One | Not reported by ITV |
This is a cross-channel consensus summary, not an objective account. Consensus can be uniformly wrong, or omit what only one channel covered.
Timeline
Where this topic appeared. Cells show coverage time and are darker when there was more coverage.
| Date | Channel 5 | BBC News | BBC One | BBC Two | Channel 4 | GB News | ITV | Sky News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 22 October 2026 | — | — | 2m 36s 1.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | 4m 3s 17.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wednesday 2 September 2026 | — | — | 3m 35s 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monday 31 August 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1m 37s 1.6% |
| Thursday 23 July 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22s 0.5% | — |
| Wednesday 22 July 2026 | — | — | 4m 4s 4.1% | — | — | — | 22s 0.5% | — |
| Thursday 16 July 2026 | — | — | 4m 15s 4.2% | — | — | — | 42s 1.0% | — |
| Tuesday 14 July 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4m 7s 10.2% | — |
| Tuesday 7 July 2026 | — | — | 2m 13s 3.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuesday 30 June 2026 | 7m 33s 19.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |