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Femicide Census for 2018 shows 149 women killed, the highest number since census began.
By Laith Al-Khalaf and Alexandra Topping
More than half the women killed by men in the UK in 2018 were killed by a current or former partner, many after they had taken steps to leave, according to a report on femicide.
The fourth Femicide Census, conducted by the campaigner Karen Ingala Smith, found 149 women were killed by 147 men in 2018. The number of deaths is an increase of 10 on the previous year and the highest number since the census began.
Of the deceased women, 91 (61%) were killed by a current or former partner. Only 6% of murders were committed by a stranger.
Of the 58 women not killed by current or former partners, 12 were killed by their sons or stepsons, while five were killed by a son-in-law or former son-in-law.
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