The number of women and girls killed in Ireland has almost doubled in a year, a shock Mirror investigation has found.
We have established that some 13 females were victims of homicides in Ireland in 2022. That is an increase of six femicides from 2021’s toll of seven – and a hike of a massive 85 per cent.Our investigation has established that six women have died violent deaths this year – and 2023 is not even half completed. If the worrying trend continues, there are likely to be more than 10 women victims in 2023.
A Mirror analysis of all femicides shows there have been 38 since the start of 2019. In 2019, there were six victims. That was the same toll as 2020. There were seven in 2021, 13 in 2022 and six in 2023, as of last night.
