(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 7 - In 2023 120 women were murdered in
Italy, according to a report released on Thursday by the
Interior Ministry's Criminal Police Central Directorate ahead of
International Women's Day on Friday.
The report said that over half of the women, 64, were killed by
their partners or ex-partners.
It said a quarter of the homicides were committed by the
victims' children, a son in 89% of cases.
Gender-based violence is a major issue in Italy following a long
series of femicides, including the murder of 22-year-old student
Giulia Cecchettin by her ex-boyfriend last year in a case that
shocked the nation. (ANSA).
Femicide: 120 women murdered in Italy in 2023
Over half by killed by partners or ex-partners