Experts say ‘year after year we see abuse ramp up in December’ and it’s up to men to stop gendered violence
“It’s the highest number for this period in the past 10 years, and a horrific average,” Farha said.
A Victoria police spokesperson said it had observed a consistent spike in family violence callouts during the end of the year, with “clear increases” on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. There were 8,796 offences in the most recent summer period and 3,109 in December alone, compared with 7,376 throughout winter.
“I want us to get to Christmas without any more women being killed. For those families, it’s their first Christmas without their loved ones.” “It all accumulates to cause more violence by men … Christmas is the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
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