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On Wednesday, a man was arrested in a Norrbotten village on suspicion of murdering the woman he lived with.
Two weeks ago, a 75-year-old man was charged with the murder of his wife in a community in Värmland.
Three weeks ago, the Court of Appeals ruled that the 24-year-old man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend nearby, in the middle of the forehead, was not guilty of murder. He stated that he would only verify that the weapon was insured and was sentenced to aggravated homicide, despite the fact that the relationship was violent and the young woman therefore lived in a protected home.
Young girls don’t escape either
During the first eight months of the year they have 8,970 registered women who were abused by their partner. But far from all women reporting to the police, as can be seen in the security surveys of the Crime Prevention Council.
It sounds sick, but the most dangerous place for a woman is her home. More than one in four women in Sweden is exposed to violence in a close relationship, that is, is beaten by her partner, husband or boyfriend.
Young women do not escape either. Problems begin well into old age. One in four girls between the ages of 16 and 24 has been subjected to psychological, physical or sexual violence in a relationship.
We can collect facts from Brå to try to understand the extent of this social problem. Slightly more than two-thirds of all reported rapes are committed by a partner, another close relative or an acquaintance.
But even though we really know this, it is as if it did not enter consciousness. It’s easier to focus on assault rapes and gang shootings, there will be better debates on TV, tougher headlines on the sites, and sharper movements in the Riksdag.
The organized crime shootings, with a large death toll (September 28-15 this year), are a vicious social problem that must be vigorously addressed and fought. But we must also address violence against women in our homes. We cannot prioritize the safety and lives of women.
Understand that men who beat their wives in most cases do so in a systematic way.
Brås’s reports on relationship violence feel brief but also endless. I have to put everything aside and get away for a while to collect my thoughts. That this happens in Swedish homes on a daily basis feels incomprehensible and incomprehensibly sad.
I watch the first parts of the SVT documentary series “A violent love.” It tries to separate shame and guilt, which is why so few report it. With the help of actors, we heard true stories from four of the tens of thousands of affected women.
“He threatened to cut his skin. And peel off the skin. He would skin me alive.” “The last time he hit me, he kept me locked up for four days. He hit me until he couldn’t hit anymore.” He took a metal trash can and put it on my head. He didn’t want to see my bloody, disgusting face. “
Viewer discretion is encouraged. But try to persevere. Try to understand that men who beat their women in most cases do so in a systematic and planned way, not impulsively. Try to understand the feelings, why many women do not just leave after the first blows. Be aware that many women become codependent against their will.
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