Tag: femicide
Femicide in Amersfoort: 15 years in prison demanded against man who strangled girlfriend, in-laws show compassion
The Public Prosecution Service is demanding 15 years in prison and behavioral and freedom-restricting measures against 27-year-old Björn K. for killing his 24-year-old girlfriend. That happened in Amersfoort last June.…
Preventing femicide: These are the red flags for femicide
The motive for partner homicide is often fear. Fear of being abandoned by the victim, followed by seeing the victim as ‘property’. According to the aid organizations, these red flags…
Sentenced for femicide in Norway after 28 years
17-year-old Birgitte Tengs was murdered a few hundred meters from her home on Karmøy on the Norwegian southwest coast, on the night of May 6, 1995. She had been subjected…
‘Alarm button’ against femicide in Belgium
It was determined that the “alarm button” application, which was started to be implemented in Belgium to prevent femicides, was significantly successful and enabled many women to get rid of…