The 26th woman this year has allegedly died at the hands of a family member.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the alleged stabbing murder of a woman in Yalata, South Australia.
According to News Corp, police allege the accused was known to the victim.
They request anybody aware of someone in an abusive relationship should notify them.
This tragic death brings the total number of women killed in circumstances of alleged domestic violence in Australia to 26 this year — and that’s not counting women killed violently in other circumstances.
The number of women killed each week by a partner or family member has almost doubled since last year. Domestic violence is the single greatest killer of women aged between 15 and 44.
Regardless of class, age, location, race or religion — every woman is at risk.
How many women have to die before something changes?
The following women have also lost their lives in circumstances where they should have felt safe. Some of these matters are still before the courts, meaning their alleged murderers have not yet been convicted:
If this post brings up any issues for you, or if you just feel like you need to speak to someone, please call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) – the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. It doesn’t matter where you live, they will take your call and, if need be, refer you to a service closer to home.
Read more:
The domestic violence no one talks about.
Domestic violence: Aboriginal women are 38 times more likely to be hospitalised.
Waleed Aly grills Malcolm Turnbull on domestic violence funding.
Top Comments
Can add another death.... a mother was killed by her daughter in South Australia today.
Domestic violence is the single greatest killer of women aged between 15 and 44 - Where does this stat come from? I tried to find it and I just can't see it anywhere.
There were 342 women killed on the road in the 12 months to April 2015. I have to extrapolate some data but approx. 40% of road deaths come from the 17-39 age groups, meaning that somewhere in the vicinity of 137 women aged between 17-39 have died on the roads in the last year (BITRE April 2015).
That seems like a lot more than deaths by DV.
I did ask this same question weeks ago and received no response. I abhor DV having experienced it myself but unsubstantiated data only discredits the message.
Where exactly are these new "stats" coming from?