Korean Women’s Phone 2020 Media Report Analysis
At least 97 women were murdered in husbands, lovers, etc.
By Jung Hee-young, staff reporter
“Because I didn’t serve meals” “Because I love you so much” “I’m trying to talk to myself” “Because I didn’t see you” “Because my internal relations might be exposed” “Because I asked for the money I borrowed.” Or murdered by a man in a romantic relationship. Including the women who survived the attempted murder (at least 131 people), 228 people. Every 1.6 days, one woman was killed or almost killed by an intimate man. The Korean Women’s Telephone is a result of analyzing the murder of women by men reported in the media from January 1 to December 31, 2020 (Gage of anger in 2020, women by men in intimate relationships seen through media reports Murder analysis) was released on the 8th.
Korean women’s phone service
As for the age of the victims, 15.4% of the victims were in their 20s, but the damage occurred regardless of age, such as in their 50s (14.9%), 40s (14.5%), and 30s (13.2%). The most common reason for the crime was “(the victim woman) demanded divorce or separation, or rejected the perpetrator’s request for reunion or meeting” (53 persons, 23.2%). This was followed by reasons such as’hot, accidental in a fight’ (22.8%) and’doubt about relationships with other men, etc.’ (14.9%). In addition, the offender men cited all kinds of reasons, such as “because they lost contact” and “because they refused to go on a trip.” The violence that occurred in intimate relationships put the victim’s neighbors in danger. Of the 285 victims, 20% (57) were the victim’s children, parents, former and current partners, and friends. In particular, the number of cases in which the children of victims were murdered or at risk of being killed by a man (37) were the most. These were cases of suicide or suicide attempts by a man, mainly a husband, after killing victims and children. The murder of women by men in close relationships has not happened in a year or two. From 2009 to 2020, only 1072 victims were reported to the media. If the attempted murder is included, 2038 people, and the damage to the neighbors is 2514. The Korean women’s phone said, “(The reasons for the murder of a woman including a perpetrator) seem to have different reasons at first glance, but at a large scale, all are linked to a very simple reason,’because they did not follow their will’. “Women were just beings who had to follow what they were asked to do, and if they got out of there, they were just beings who could hurt themselves at any time.” By Lim Jae-woo, staff reporter [email protected]