15-01-2023, 05:09 PM
Yvonne Roberts
Sun 15 Jan 2023 08.00 GMT
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The number of women killed by sons has shown a steady and alarming rise since 2016, after decades of remaining stable. The number of grandmothers killed by grandsons has also risen. While younger women are more at risk of being killed by a partner or ex-partner, it is women in their 60s and older who are risk from their older sons and grandsons.
In the census’s 10-year report (2009-2018) 109 (8%) of the total of 1,435 women killed by men were mothers killed by sons while 11 grandmothers were killed by grandsons over the decade.
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in 2020, the figure for matricide is 15% – 14 killings of mothers and five of grandmothers in a single year
Good to read full report at: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023...tain-abuse
Sun 15 Jan 2023 08.00 GMT
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The number of women killed by sons has shown a steady and alarming rise since 2016, after decades of remaining stable. The number of grandmothers killed by grandsons has also risen. While younger women are more at risk of being killed by a partner or ex-partner, it is women in their 60s and older who are risk from their older sons and grandsons.
In the census’s 10-year report (2009-2018) 109 (8%) of the total of 1,435 women killed by men were mothers killed by sons while 11 grandmothers were killed by grandsons over the decade.
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in 2020, the figure for matricide is 15% – 14 killings of mothers and five of grandmothers in a single year
Good to read full report at: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023...tain-abuse