The number of women and girls killed in England and Wales has risen to its highest level in 14 years, official figures show
The most common method of killing continued to be stabbing, with 259 homicides committed with a sharp instrument, down by 8% on the previous year.
There were 33 fatalities resulting from offences involving firearms - three more than the previous year.Of all the offences involving a firearm, the weapon was fired in 51% of cases, and in most other cases it was used as a threat. Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird, said it was"not surprising, though it is deeply troubling, that these figures show that 38% of these women victims are killed by their partner or ex-partner".
Alex Mayes, external affairs manager at charity Victim Support, said:"It is deeply disturbing to see that more women are being killed, in part due to a rise in homicides as a result of domestic abuse.
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