A 50yo woman was found with life threatening injuries at a unit in Main Road East, St Albans, Vic just before 12.30am February 2, 2017.
The victim, who has not yet been named, died on the way to hospital.
Investigators were treating the woman’s death as suspicious and were looking for a 63yo man in relation to the woman’s death when his body was located.
A report will be prepared for the coroner; Police said they are not searching for anyone else in relation to the incident.
News links:
- http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/woman-stabbed-at-st-albans-home-dies-on-way-to-hospital-20170201-gu3j9n.html
- http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/woman-fatally-stabbed-at-st-albans-in-melbournes-west/news-story/d3c29e7308f1907e9ec75b3a7c73fd19
- http://www.smh.com.au/video/video-news/video-victoria-news/stabbing-suspect-found-dead-in-st-albans-20170202-4q3rg.html
Background:
The summary of women killed in 2016 listed by sex of known or presumed perpetrator is located here, with the 2017 summary listed here. Unsolved cases of the death or disappearance of women are also listed on these pages where we are aware of them.
At the end of 2016, approximately 92% of the perpetrators charged with the murder, manslaughter or otherwise in relation to the death of women in Australia in 2016 were male. Where perpetrators were identified, 94% of women were killed by male perpetrators (91%) or male and female perpetrators. Only 6% of women’s deaths were caused by women acting alone.
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.
We report the deaths of women as accurately as possible, updating these records as we are able to. If we have misreported any facts of this case, please contact us. We do not wish to affect any future court actions and will not intentionally publish posts or comments which do this.
Please bear in mind cultural sensitivities when sharing these reports. Where it is not culturally or legally appropriate to do so, we will not report the victim’s name.
If you have any additional information about women killed by male violence in Australia in 2016, please email us at wimms@womenshoutoutaustralia.com or via the facebook pages of Reclaim the Night Perth or Women Shout Out Australia.
Women Shout Out Australia 