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CountingDeadWomen

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CountingDeadWomen

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UK women killed by men or where a man is the principal/primary suspect.

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CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Nov 23, 2025
We have recorded at least 80 UK women and girls aged 13 and over who have been killed so far in 2025 in circumstances in which a man or men are primary suspects. We know that over the course of the next weeks and months, this figure will increase.
kareningalasmith.com
2025
We have recorded at least 99 UK women and girls aged 13 and over who have been killed in 2025 in circumstances in which a man or men are primary suspects. We know that over the course of the next w…
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Feb 7, 2023
5 February 2023: Emma Pattison, 45, and her daughter Lettie, seven, were found dead at their home in Epsom, Surrey. Police believe Emma was shot dead by her husband, George Pattison, 39, before he killed their daughter and then himself.
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Nov 23, 2022
25th Nov is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. We will be commemorating known deaths of UK women in the last year where a man has been alleged principal suspect. Starting at 8am, naming a woman every 5mins, we will still be naming women past 4pm.
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Nov 26, 2021
25 Nov 2021; Ava White, aged 12, was killed in Liverpool. Four teenage boys (aged 13 - 15) have been arrested. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. I record the deaths of females 13 and over but had to acknowledge Ava.
Ava White: Liverpool murder arrests after girl stabbed to death
From bbc.co.uk
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Nov 14, 2021
25 November is the international day for the elimination of violence against women. This year, like every year for the past few, I’ll be tweeting the UK women killed by men since #IDEVAW last year. Starting at 8am and tweeting one woman every 5 mins, I will not finish before 7pm.
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Nov 25, 2022
22 November 2022: Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, died in hospital two days after a fire at her home which had killed her two daughters Naeemah Drammeh, aged one, and Fatimah Drammeh, aged three. A neighbour Jamie Barrow, 31, has been charged with their murders
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
May 24, 2023
SENTENCED: Rhys Bennett, 23, has been sentenced to 24yrs min. for the rape & murder of Jill Barclay, 47, in Sep 22. Jill was on her way home after spending the night with friends when she was stalked & brutally attacked by Bennett. She was still alive when Bennett set her on fire
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Nov 25, 2022
28 November 2021: Amber Gibson, also known as Amber Niven, 16, went missing after leaving home in Hamilton, Scotland on a Friday evening. Her body was found two days later. Her brother, Connor Gibson, 19, has been charged with sexual assault and murder #IDEVAW #CountingDeadWomen
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Nov 23, 2017
25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women #IDEVAW. As previously this account will be commemorating UK women killed by men since last 25 Nov last year, naming a woman every 10 mins from 8am #CountingDeadWomen
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Jul 4, 2023
GUILTY: Jamie Barrow, 31, has been convicted of the murders Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, & her daughters Naeemah,3, & Fatimah, 1. Barrow poured petrol through their letterbox in a supposed dispute about bags of rubbish. He did nothing when he heard screams coming from their home
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Dec 23, 2021
28 November 2021: Amber Gibson,16, went missing after leaving home in Hamilton, Scotland on a Friday evening, her body was found two days later. Her brother, Connor Gibson,19, has been charged with sexual assault and murder.
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Jul 26, 2023
GUILTY: Connor Gibson, 20, has been convicted of the sexual assault and murder of his sister, Amber Gibson, 16, in Nov 2021. Amber's deceased & naked body was found later by Stephen Corrigan, 45. Instead of reporting to the police he sexually abused & concealed her remains.
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Nov 25, 2023
15 December 2022: Ailish Walsh, 28, was stabbed with scissors 40 times & hit over the head with a dumbbell by her partner Liam Taylor, 37, at her home in London. Ailish was 22 weeks pregnant with a girl when she was murdered. The court heard that Taylor had wanted a boy #IDEVAW
CountingDeadWomen
@CountDeadWomen
Dec 23, 2021
17 December 2021: Lily Sullivan, 17, did not return home after a night out with friends. Her body was found dumped in Pembroke, Wales, the next day. Lewis Haines, 31, has been charged with her murder.