(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 11 - As of December 3, 109 women had been
murdered in Italy in 2023, of whom 90 within the family or
relationship sphere and 58 by their sentimental partner or ex,
according to a report by the criminal police presented on
Monday.
In the first nine months of the year the number of female
victims of homicides committed in Italy - 89 out of a total of
254 up to September 30 - increased by 5% over the same period in
2022, the report added.
In the same period, in 65% of cases of femicide committed within
the family or relationship sphere the victim was killed by her
partner or ex, up from 59% in the first nine months of 2022.
In addition, from January to September 2023, the number of
cautions issued by police for domestic violence increased by 33%
and for stalking by 17%.
Conversely, the number of emergency removal orders fell by 17%.
The report also highlighted a drop in reports of so-called
tell-tale crimes such as stalking (-13%), domestic violence
(-12%) and sexual violence (-12%).
In the two year period 2021-2022 90% of victims of sexual
violence were women and the figure is confirmed in the first
nine months of 2023.
The issue of gender based violence including femicide returned
to the fore in Italy in November with the brutal murder of
22-year-old student Giulia Cecchettin by her ex boyfriend
Filippo Turetta, 21. (ANSA).
109 women murdered in Italy so far in 2023 - study
As of Dec 3. 90 killed within the family, 58 by partner or ex