General Article You were told: a voice for killed women

Topic Selected: Domestic Abuse Book Volume: 441

An extract.

By Anna Ryder and Jhiselle Feanny

This report is based on the testimony and experiences of bereaved families who have lost loved ones to violence. It contains content that some may find traumatic.

Introduction and context

A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK. 62% of these women are killed by partners or ex-partners and 70% are killed in the sanctuary of their home. These murders are brutal and cruel; in over half of them there is evidence of ‘overkill’ – the use o...

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