Femicides up 8% since January

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 24 - Femicides are up 8% in Italy since since January compared to the same period last year, according to a police report issued by the interior ministry Wednesday.
    Out of a total murder count of 263 from January 1 to November 21, the report said, 109 regarded women.
    Of these, 93 took place "in a family or relationship context", the report said, and 63 of the women were murdered by partners or exes.
    Crimes defacing victims' appearance including permanent lesions to the face were up 35% in the first 10 months of the year, from 46 to 62, the report said.
    Since the entry into force of the Code Red law against violence against women two years ago, it said, such crimes have been 143, with victims 22% female and perpetrators 92% male. (ANSA).