The number of women killed by violent partners has risen dramatically in a year, figures showed today.
Home Office statistics show that at least 101 women died in 2009 at the hands of a husband, boyfriend or ex-partner, up from at least 72 the year before.
The proportion of the total number of female homicide victims who were killed in domestic violence incidents also rose, from 35% to 53%.
Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/dec/09/sharp-rise-women-killed-violent-partners?&
Refuge are calling on Government to remove the postcode lottery that means 1/3 local authorities have no services for women experiencing domestic violence.
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