Ireland’s top female criminologist has said poverty and the pandemic have increased levels of domestic abuse – the driver in the rise of female killings.
Trina O’Connor – who works with communities to identify the causes and consequences of crimes – said social and economic strain contributes to violence in the home.
Ms O’Connor spoke to the Irish Mirror as part of our Stop The Violence campaign which revealed a doubling of the number of women killed brutally last year, mostly in their own home.
