Spousal killings on rise
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The incidence of people being killed in domestic-violence cases is on the rise, with Bangkok seeing the highest number, followed by Samut Prakan, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani and Chon Buri, the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation revealed Wednesd
Foundation official Jaree Srisawt said about 60 per cent of news reports were of homicide, about 24 per cent involved suicide and some 9 per cent involved assaults. She said the proportion of homicides arising from domestic disputes was on the rise, reaching 59.16 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011’s 49.70 per cent.
Ninety per cent of the victims were women.
The Nation
