Sad record. On Thursday and Friday July 21, 2023, three women were killed in Brittany and Île-de-France. According to information from AFP, all died at the hands of their spouses or ex-spouses, bringing the count to three femicides in the span of 24 hours.
What do we know about these women?
To prevent these women from being dehumanised, the feminist Interorga always adds some context about their lives in the femicide count. In this same effort, here are the elements we currently have:
- The first victim identified is a 45-year-old woman, residing in Franconville (Val-d’Oise). She was killed by several stab wounds to the chest in her fifth floor home. She has two children, aged 2 and 3 and a half. As AFP reports, the couple ” they had separated but had resumed a life together for several months “. A survey for intentional homicide of the spouse It was open.
- The second victim was 32 years old and it was found dead on a departmental road near Marzan (Morbihan) in the night between Thursday 20 July and Friday 21 July ” second France 3 Regions. She was reportedly hit by a car. Her husband was charged with intentional spousal murder.
- The third victim was named Armelle and was 44 years old. She was shot and killed in Grigny (Essonne). On Saturday July 22, 2022, her body was found in a freezer after her three children had reported her missing to the police station of Juvisy-sur-Orge (Essonne) the day before her, reports The Parisian. His partner has been taken into custody.
Feminicides increase in the summer
For several years, feminist associations have been sounding the alarm about the increase in feminicides in the summer. In question, a season in which the victims often find themselves confined to their perpetrator.
In the last year alone, the collective ” Femicide by partner or ex » identified 18 femicides in France among 1um July and August 15, 2022.
A phenomenon that repeats itself every year, especially in the month of August, as underlined France Inter :
One of the co-founders of the collective “Féminicides by companion or ex” compares summer to the end of the year period, more conducive to quarrels, or when projects are planned and can collapse if the partner leaves. “The feeling of control over events and over women” these men have evaporates, he explains. And then “in the summer, with the holidays, there’s this closed-door effect “.
“Closed door effect”: once again this summer feminicides are connected everywhere in France. August 16, 2023
Added to this is an administrative context that can foster the feeling of impunity for the aggressors: “These are the holidays at the level of the territorial associations, especially in August. It is also the judicial holidays, with fewer lawyers available “Alisson Blondy, vice president of the National Federation of Feminicide Victims abounds with France Inter.
Although, of course, in the words of the expert, ” no circumstance justifies a femicide “.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence or you just want to find out more:
- 3919 and the government website let’s stop THE violence
- Our practical article My boyfriend hit me: how to react, what to do when you are a victim of violence in your relationship?
- The association All ahead and its help chat available at How do we love each other?
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Source: Madmoizelle
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