Remember their faces: Women killed in Australia
An Australian woman has been killed every four days in 2024. Find out more about their lives, those taken in recent years and what is being done to prevent more women’s deaths. Some of the cases featured are still before the courts.
Hannah McGuire’s accused killer pleads not guilty as her family packs courtroom
Lachlan Young’s murder trial will go straight to the Supreme Court, after he pleaded not guilty to killing Hannah McGuire, whose loved ones watched on, wearing jumpers emblazoned with her picture.
- by Erin Pearson
Carolyn Stuckey was shot dead by her husband. He was then allowed to raise their three small children
Allan Stuckey spent 22 months in jail for killing his wife, then raised their children. Now one of them wants to know why – and to help give a voice to other child survivors of family violence.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Anti-vaxxer bludgeoned wife to death with metal car ramp amid COVID tensions
Joe Lo Bianco lay in wait for his scientist wife, Kaliopi Roumeliotis, to get home from work, and then murdered her in their garage. He left her body to be discovered by their primary-school-aged daughter. He has pleaded guilty.
- by Erin Pearson
Nelomie did everything to protect herself. Her estranged husband killed her anyway
A judge has suggested family violence offenders be forced to wear ankle bracelets after the axe murder of a mother in front of her children.
- by Erin Pearson
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The $702m plan to help tackle rise in domestic violence
A spate of killings earlier this year prompted the government to commission a rapid review. On Friday, the national cabinet meets to respond.
- by David Crowe
Sydney University student found dead in Burwood unit identified
Detectives are appealing for help from the community to solve the death of the international student, whose partner was also found dead.
- by Jessica McSweeney
‘Never make sense to me’: Partner of Bondi Junction victim opens up
Daniel Flanagan says his life and that of his baby daughter will never be the same after the “unimaginable loss” of their partner and mother, Ashlee Good.
- by Riley Walter
Perth dad gets 20 years for fatally stabbing partner in front of kids
In sentencing the man over Emmerich Lasakar’s death, a Perth judge has said domestic violence is at crisis point, requiring “a broader societal response”.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Beneath a veil of violence: The inspiring life and haunting death of Emma Bates
Emma, 49, was found dead in her home in April by police who broke in to conduct a welfare check. She had head and upper body injuries consistent with being violently assaulted.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Keisha lost her life in a hit-run crash. Police say it was no accident
Police say the young mother struck by a vehicle after dropping a child at a daycare centre had been in a relationship months earlier with a man now charged over her death.
- by Cloe Read
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A relative called police, concerned for Kierra-Lea. They found her fatally stabbed at home
Police have charged a 36-year-old man with murder after the body of a woman with multiple stab wounds was found in Ipswich.
- by Courtney Kruk and Bailey Kenzie
Annette taught English to migrants and loved helping people. Then her body was found in a wheelie bin
Shocked former students and members of Annette Brennan’s church have remembered her as an amazing teacher and a “second mum” to some.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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‘She loved everyone, she had a lot of friends’: Sister weeps for lost Nunia
A young housekeeper allegedly stabbed to death in her home was a fun-loving woman who was warm and popular, her sister said.
- by Perry Duffin, Jessica McSweeney and Clare Sibthorpe
Son’s anguish over police domestic violence response to dying mother
Two NSW MPs have demanded a public review of a police failure to respond promptly to a triple-zero call after screams were reported coming from Sarah Miles’ home. When officers arrived after an hour, they discovered a dying woman.
- by Kate Aubusson and Angus Dalton
Former partner found guilty of murdering Maryam Hamka
A jury has found Toby Loughnane guilty of murdering girlfriend Maryam Hamka at his Brighton home before burying her body in a shallow grave.
- by Erin Pearson
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What 70 per cent of men who kill their partners have in common
Groundbreaking new research into the violent deaths of hundreds of women around Australia has revealed the legal system had previous contact with most of the killers.
- by Wendy Tuohy
‘That was my true love,’ Perth man told police moments after stabbing partner to death
Julian Pau has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of mother of five Vitorina Bruce, who was found fatally stabbed in a Perth hotel corridor.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Bail decisions set for overhaul as Ticehurst investigation launched
The NSW government will probe whether Molly Ticehurst was offered “intruder proofing” to her home in the weeks before she was killed.
- by Christopher Harris
Brother of murdered Floreat mother angry at ‘police, government failures’
The brother of murdered Floreat mother Jennifer Petelczyc has shared his anger over the deaths of his sister and niece, taking aim at WA Police and the state government over the “systematic failures” he believes enabled the killings.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘Violent and merciless’: Man who murdered girlfriend after prolonged ‘nang’ use jailed
Liqun Pan,19, was fatally stabbed by her partner in an apartment littered with empty nitrous oxide canisters. The man fell four floors and spent months in a coma before his arrest.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
‘I want answers’: Daughter of Floreat killer warned police about ‘imminent threat to our lives’
Mark Bombara’s daughter Ariel Bombara says serious concerns about her father and his guns were raised with WA Police multiple times in the lead up to the murders.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Aged care worker who strangled 70-year-old WA woman to death had a fixation on serial killers
Jacob Hoysted was sentenced to life with a 22-year minimum for the murder of Monica Stockdale.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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‘Stop the crocodile tears’: How a judge silenced a remorseless killer
Mother of twins Monique Lezsak died in a frenzied knife attack at the hands of her then partner, Sven Lindemann, as her daughter desperately tried to help.
- by John Silvester
Opinion
I gave the eulogy at Molly Ticehurst’s funeral. Here’s how we can all best remember her
Please do not let Molly’s death be just another statistic. Let her name be heard. And remembered. For the good she brought and will bring.
- by Aidan Clarke
‘They are not a punching bag for your anger’: Court finds man who punched woman 40 times did not contribute to her death
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following story contains an image of a deceased person.
- by Heather McNeill
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‘It was a murder waiting to happen’: Dannielle never knew the truth about her monster boyfriend
The family of Dannielle Finlay-Jones are speaking out for the first time since her murder, demanding change from the government. Her boyfriend took his own life in jail.
- by Amelia Adams and Laura Sparkes
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To the police she was a missing person. Erika knew her ‘perfect friend’ was dead
Erika Wadlow-Smith won’t forget the moment her phone lit up with messages about the disappearance of her friend Shereen Kumar.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘I lost someone who was my everything’: Bondi Junction victim Pikria Darchia remembered
Tamara Shelia saw her best friend at lunch. Hours later, Pikria was dead.
- by Christopher Harris and Julie Power
Lynda stayed with her abuser so he wouldn’t kill her. It ended tragically
She was living in a nightmare. But those closest to the Sydney woman knew nothing of her terror until it was too late. Her killer, who pleaded guilty, was jailed for 19 years.
- by Jordan Baker
Women are being killed across Australia. In Ballarat, a family says goodbye
Hannah McGuire’s family and friends celebrated her life at her funeral, wearing white ribbons and remembering her as a proud educator and fun-loving friend.
- by Najma Sambul
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Amani’s dad was jailed for murdering her mum. Now she says leaders must listen
Women cannot be left with a choice of poverty or evil, advocates argue, as data reveals which parts of Sydney are most afflicted by domestic assault.
- by Max Maddison and James Massola
Thousands march in Melbourne rally against gendered violence ‘national disgrace’
Protesters have taken to the CBD’s streets in a rally demanding an end to the killing of women.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
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Suicides or victims of family violence? Police urge rethink over deaths of three women
Three women killed themselves as the perpetrators of violence against them were due to be released from custody. Police and crisis services want their deaths to be classified as family violence deaths and are urging the coroner to examine their cases.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
How many more women have to die before we get serious about this epidemic?
The Herald believes two royal commissions are urgently needed: the first a state-based inquiry into laws and resources, the second a national probe examining the underlying causes driving male attitudes towards women.
- by The Herald's View
The tough measures on the table to stop men killing women
Victoria’s premier has vowed action on violence against women. This is what is being considered as community anger mounts.
- by Wendy Tuohy and Broede Carmody
A woman is being violently killed in Australia every four days this year
The rate at which men are allegedly killing women in Australia exceeds anything Australia has experienced, experts warn.
- by Wendy Tuohy
The cruel twist of fate that let an accused killer walk free
Daniel Billings was charged with stalking, rape and animal cruelty. Police said he’d threatened his former partner. There was no magistrate, so a registrar gave him bail.
- by Jordan Baker, Perry Duffin and Jonathan Drennan
Janet didn’t want to have an abortion. Then she was killed
Janet Dweh’s former partner has been found guilty of murder after he used a claw hammer to kill the expectant mother in her home.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Eighteen minutes of terror: Tracking the erratic movements of the Bondi Junction killer
Joel Cauchi was just another face in the crowd. Without warning, he pulled a knife from his bag and lunged at his first victim. Chilling security vision captured his deadly path through Westfield.
- by Ben Cubby, Perry Duffin and The Visual Stories Team
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Crowds flock to Bondi Beach for candlelit vigil for Bondi Junction stabbing victims
NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, political leaders and thousands of locals paid their respects to those lost in the Bondi Junction knife attack.
- by Julie Power
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‘We have a crisis of male violence’: Attorney-General says men must step up
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus demands men “step up” and educate themselves, as the number of women killed in violent incidents across the nation this year reached 24.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Mick Murphy spends hours every day searching for his wife, Samantha
About 1000 people gathered in Ballarat on Friday evening to protest over violence against women after the deaths of three women this year.
- by Gillian Lantouris and Wendy Tuohy
Killer who reached over children to stab ex had fallen through the cracks, coroner hears
James Leonard Fairhall murdered Noeline Dalzell after arriving at the family home in breach of safety orders. He was jailed for 25 years.
- by Erin Pearson
Visual Story
How the terrifying Bondi attack unfolded, floor by floor
Joel Cauchi entered Westfield Bondi Junction with a large knife. Within 25 terrifying minutes, he had rampaged from floor to floor, killing six people.
- by Ben Cubby, Matthew Absalom-Wong and Tom McKendrick
‘Indescribable love’: Ashlee Good opened up on motherhood hours before tragedy
Friends and family are paying tribute to the 38-year-old attacked inside the Westfield shopping centre. Good’s nine-month-old daughter remains in hospital.
- by Patrick Begley and Jordan Baker
Who was Hannah McGuire? An emerging teacher and talented netballer with a ‘heart of gold’
At 23, her life was only just starting to bloom. Now, she’s allegedly the 18th woman to be violently killed in Australia this year – and the third in Ballarat alone.
- by Lachlan Abbott, Marta Pascual Juanola and Alex Crowe
Australian officials contact Indian police over woman’s death
Australian officials have contacted Indian police after a woman’s body was found in a wheelie bin in Victoria.
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