Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network data report: Filicides in a domestic and family violence context 2010–2018

Abstract

This report presents the first national figures for filicides that have occurred in Australia in the context of domestic and family violence (DFV). In this research, DFV context means the filicide was preceded by an identifiable history of violence against the filicide victim/s and/or their siblings that was perpetrated by their parent/s and/or a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) involving their parent/s. The report examines the characteristics of filicide victims and offenders, as well as some of the broader characteristics of filicide. In doing so, this report adds to the national knowledge base of DFV-context filicide and the drivers of DFV. The report is a product of a national filicide project, which has been developed through the collaborative partnership between the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network (the Network) and ANROWS.