More than half the men who killed women in 2018 were known to have histories of violence against women and three men had killed women before.
The Femicide Census has found that 16 femicides (women killed by men)[i] were committed by men who were either in or who had retired from
Our piece in the Observer on the failure of the government’s new Tackling Violence Against Women And Girls Strategy to address femicide. Read it here.
Femicide Census Comment on the Killing of Maxine Chapman/ Davison, Sophie Martin, Kate Shepherd, Lee Martyn, Stephen Washington and Daniela Espirito Santo Within hours of
Yvonne Roberts writing for The Observer as part of our joint End Femicide campaign, on race, racism and femicide in the UK. Read the article
Yvonne Roberts on the killings of 272 young women asks ‘Who is killing our daughters?’ as part of our joint campaign with the Observer. Read
The Femicide Census is a unique source of comprehensive information about women who have been killed in the UK and the men who have killed them.
