According to the report, 26 women were murdered by men in April, whilst 23 women died under suspicious circumstances. Of the 26 women, 4 were killed for economic reasons, 1 for refusing to reconcile, and 1 for refusing to have an abortion. 

 

Women were most frequently murdered by the men closest to them. Of the 26 women, 10 were killed by their husbands, 2 by their ex-husbands, 2 by their partners, 1 by her father, 1 by a relative, 1 by her son, and 1 by an acquaintance.  In the case of 6 women, the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator could not be determined.

 

The report noted that 69 per cent of women were murdered in their homes, with 18 killed at home, 2 on the street, and the remainder in hotels, cars, by the water’s edge, and on open land. 

 

The report highlighted that government departments do not systematically share data on femicide, and emphasised that the struggle to uncover suspicious deaths and implement preventive measures will continue.