Interest groups and stakeholders say more must be done to protect women and girls from gender-motivated killings.PETALING JAYA: Any national database on femicide must track previous reports of domestic abuse, stalking and missed opportunities for intervention to help authorities identify patterns of escalating violence before they turn fatal, says a lawyer group.
Association of Women Lawyers (AWL) vice-president Denise Lim told FMT this could help authorities identify recurring themes and protection failures instead of treating each killing as an isolated incident.
She said treating gender-related killings as ordinary homicides risked overlooking warning signs, particularly when a woman sought to leave an abusive relationship.
