The collective "Féminicides by companion or ex" has identified 18 feminicides in France between July 1 and August 15, 2022. Since the beginning of the year, 72 murders of women have been committed in France.

This increase occurs every year during the summer period, particularly in August.

The trend of deadly violence during school holidays is similar to that which occurs during the end-of-year celebrations,

France Inter

reports .

Several elements can explain this phenomenon, according to the activists.

[72] Sunday 14/8 at Le Lamentin (972), Marijo (54 years old) was stabbed to death by her "childhood friend" (54 years old).

"Jealous", he controlled her life, her dating and considered her as his companion when she had a relationship with another man.


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A containment effect for the victims

First of all, during the summer there is a “closed door effect” according to Blandine Deverlanges, spokesperson for Dare feminism in the Vaucluse.

"Obsessive men are going to be either on vacation or alone with the victim," she explains.

“They can also be on their own, without the usual social constraints such as work, and they will then focus only on their victim.

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Added to this is an effect of confinement of the victims.

They feel all the more alone and vulnerable as community life slows down during the summer, and the courts take a break, explains the vice-president of the National Federation of Victims of Femicide, Alisson Blondy.

The organization of holidays also encourages disputes, separations and domestic violence.

If "Femicides by companion or ex" has recorded 18 feminicides since the beginning of the summer, the collective "We all" has counted 23. But, according to all the activists, this figure could in fact be much higher.

Some feminicides are in fact not recorded as such, or first listed as kidnappings before being reclassified as murders, sometimes years later.

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New Caledonia: A 33-year-old woman beaten to death by her companion

A feminicide and a suicide mentioned by the investigators in the Vaucluse

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  • Femicide

  • Murder

  • Women

  • Violence against women

  • Domestic violence