"Four in 10 women who were killed by a male partner had taken steps to leave him, figures show, as Labour's Jess Phillips admitted the scale of violence is a national emergency. A total of 122 women were killed by a man in 2022, according to the 14th annual Femicide Census, with more than half targeted by their current or former partner. At least 40 per cent of those killed by a partner had ended the relationship or were trying to leave when they were killed."
"They include Jordan McSweeney, who had 28 previous convictions for 69 separate offences and was wanted on recall to prison when he brutally murdered Zara Aleena. Last year an inquest found a string of failures from multiple agencies left him free to kill the aspiring lawyer, 35, as she walked home in Ilford, east London, on 26 June 2022. Zara Aleena, 35, was walking home from a night out when she was stalked, assaulted and killed on 26 June 2022 (PA Media)"
In 2022, 122 women were killed by men, with more than half targeted by a current or former partner. At least 40% of partner-kill victims had ended the relationship or were trying to leave. Almost six in 10 perpetrators were known to have prior histories of violence against women or were under monitoring or restrictions when they killed. Multiple high-profile cases involved men with extensive convictions or active investigations who nonetheless remained free and subsequently murdered women. Campaigners warn that dangerous men are too often at liberty and that urgent policy action is required to reduce violence against women.
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