Continuing the horror spate of fatal male violence against women, a fifth woman has been killed by known or presumed male violence in a ten day period, the fourth in a single week.
Garry Paul Hudson, 55, was been charged with the murder of Delanne Zingle. Ms Zingle and the rest of the Kowanyama community were gathered to mourn the death of Mr Hudson’s partner on 7 October 2016.
It is alleged that Mr Hudson, who had been in conflict with his partner’s family over her cancer treatment before her death, drove deliberately into the house. Sources report that Ms Zingle pleaded with the accused not to drive into the house.
News links:
- http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/one-dead-multiple-injured-in-crash-at-kowanyama/news-story/7242ee60b236c4df540e3feb06af163f
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-08/man-charged-murder-allegedly-crashing-car-cape-york-funeral/7915186
- http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/one-dead-as-car-flattens-far-north-house/news-story/6aede9504dfcd31ce6511aee53bf806e
Background:
The summary of women killed in 2016 listed by sex of known or presumed perpetrator is located here. Unsolved cases of the death or disappearance of women are also listed on this page.
At the time of posting, 92% of the alleged killers of women in Australia in 2016 were male (56 of the total 61 alleged perpetrators), with 12 missing or dead women on the watch list. 94% of women were killed, where known, by male perpetrators.
The count of women killed by known or suspected male violence in a Australia is jointly undertaken by Reclaim the Night Perth and Women Shout Out Australia.
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