Homicide in Australia report shows almost half the women murdered last financial year were killed by a current or former intimate partner
ABCIn short: The Australian Institute of Criminology's Homicide in Australia report shows 49 per cent of female victims of homicide were killed by a former or current intimate partner in the 2022-23 financial year. The Australian Institute of Criminology's Homicide in Australia report shows 49 per cent of female victims of homicide were killed by a former or current intimate partner in the 2022-23 financial year. New data shows almost half the women who were victims of a homicide in the last financial year were killed by a former or current intimate partner. Family and domestic violence support services: If you need help immediately call emergency services on triple-0 1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732 Women's Crisis Line: 1800 811 811 Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491 Lifeline: 131 114 "So this increase that was seen into this year may well just be a reflection … of a pattern that we've seen in pre-COVID years, or may represent another increase in intimate partner homicide which we just haven't seen over the last three decades."
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