domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, covers both male and female perpetrators.
we know that around 10% of DV offences are reportedly by women, and very likely is under-reported though women complainants too are under-reported.
the murder and self-harm by the mother is dreadful. she was likely very mentally unwell. she will pay for her act for decades to come. the father is the one I feel for. poor bugger.
