Thursday, May 24, 2012

Half of killed women victims of 'their man'

Nearly half of the women killed in Germany are considered to have been victims of their boyfriend or husband – a far greater figure than the share of men killed by their partners, new police figures show.

It is the first time that police figures have been issued listing murder and manslaughter victims in relation to the prime suspects in their killings – prompting experts to stress how commonplace domestic violence is towards women.

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20120524-42743.html

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