Stalking is not something we necessarily have a very good understanding of as a society. We tend to imagine stalkers as sad individuals with so little going… Read more “How does stalking fit into patterns of violence against women?”
Tag: femicide
Making links between femicides
Beyond my personal experiences, the main motivation behind This Violence is not a Tragedy was the fact that I continually observed that femicides and incidents of violence… Read more “Making links between femicides”
Sarah Everard
This high profile abduction and murder of a 33 year old marketing manager from London was prominent in the public consciousness in March 2021. Her killing unleashed… Read more “Sarah Everard”
Henriett Szucs and Mihrican Mustafa
Henriett Szucs and Mihrican Mustafa were both vulnerable women who were murdered by Zahid Younis. Younis had a criminal history stretching back several years and was a… Read more “Henriett Szucs and Mihrican Mustafa”
Natasha Bradbury
In 2016, Natasha Bradbury was killed by her ex-partner Luke Jones. Their relationship had been rocky for some time before Luke killed her. It seems that on… Read more “Natasha Bradbury”
‘Why didn’t she just leave him?’: five reasons women don’t ‘just leave’ abusive relationships
It really isn’t a question of just getting up and walking out One refrain I hear very often in response to the subject of women who have… Read more “‘Why didn’t she just leave him?’: five reasons women don’t ‘just leave’ abusive relationships”
Five signs to watch out for that could signify an emotionally abusive relationship
I’ve previously talked about the case of Hannah Clarke, an Australian woman killed by her partner Rowan Baxter along with her three children in 2020. Prior to… Read more “Five signs to watch out for that could signify an emotionally abusive relationship”
Three things we need to stop saying about violence against women now
Sometimes words can be just as harmful as actions A couple of years ago, I read some really sad news about a double murder of a woman… Read more “Three things we need to stop saying about violence against women now”
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