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Femicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysis

Thesis (MMed) -- Stellenbosch University, 2022.

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Main Author: Wilscott-Davids, Candice
Other Authors: Afonso, Steven
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Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2022
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/125940 Femicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysis Wilscott-Davids, Candice Afonso, Steven Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Pathology. Division of Forensic Medicine. Women -- Crimes against -- Cape Town (South Africa) Homicide -- Cape Town (South Africa) Sex crimes Cape Town (South Africa) Thesis (MMed) -- Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Violence against woman continues to be a global health problem with formicide being its most severe form, especially in a country with one of the world's highest homicide rates. Aim: To evaluate the female homicide cases at the Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Laboratory, identifying the demographic profile of victims, leading causes of death, patterns of injury and prevalence of sexual violence. AFRIKAANS OPSOMMING: Agtergrond: Gewereld teen vroue bly ‘n wereld-wye gesondheids-kwessie met vrouemoord die ergste vorm daarvan, veral in ‘n land met een van die hoogste moordsyfers ter wereld. Doel: Die evaluering van die vrouemoord gevalle by die Tygerberg Medies-Geregtelike Laboratorium, om die demografiese profile van slagoffers te identifiseer, identifikasie van die hoofoorsake van dood, beserings patrone, en die voorkoms van seksuele geweld. Masters 2022-11-08T05:31:58Z 2023-01-16T12:42:13Z 2022-11-08T05:31:58Z 2023-01-16T12:42:13Z 2022-11 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125940 en_ZA Stellenbosch University vi, 23, 1 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
spellingShingle Women -- Crimes against -- Cape Town (South Africa)
Homicide -- Cape Town (South Africa)
Sex crimes Cape Town (South Africa)
Wilscott-Davids, Candice
Femicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysis
title Femicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysis
title_full Femicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysis
title_fullStr Femicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysis
title_full_unstemmed Femicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysis
title_short Femicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysis
title_sort femicide in the eastern metropole of cape town a 5 year retrospective analysis
topic Women -- Crimes against -- Cape Town (South Africa)
Homicide -- Cape Town (South Africa)
Sex crimes Cape Town (South Africa)
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125940
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