A series of lethal domestic and gender-based attacks across the Americas, South Asia, and Europe in recent days has left multiple women dead, often at the hands of intimate partners or family members. In Brazil, a 30-year-old woman was strangled by her 26-year-old companion in Juiz de Fora after an argument over suspected infidelity; the man, who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, was found at his mother’s house and hospitalised under police guard. In Delhi, a 20-year-old woman allegedly strangled her husband during a fight that erupted when he checked her phone for evidence of an extramarital affair, according to local police. And in Alabama, authorities say a 47-year-old woman was strangled by her boyfriend, who then died of a heart attack while attempting to dispose of her body in a wooded area.

In Argentina, three separate incidents underscored the pattern. In Santiago del Estero, a man shot and killed his sister-in-law with a shotgun after a dispute; he was arrested hours later. In Quilmes, a 44-year-old mother was shot dead in her home by intruders who stole two mobile phones and a bicycle; her daughter told local media the victim was killed because she recognised one of the assailants. In La Matanza, a 15-year-old girl died from a gunshot to the head and her grandmother was gravely wounded when they were caught in crossfire between rival groups.

Indian authorities reported two further cases. In Fatehpur district, a 17-year-old boy allegedly strangled his 20-year-old wife, claiming she repeatedly taunted him, and then, with his father’s help, dumped her body near a highway; the father remains at large. In a separate incident, a 65-year-old man was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl, an attack that police said occurred after he was dismissed from his job. Meanwhile, a man in the village of Khanashi was arrested for allegedly killing his wife after subjecting her to abuse over her weight and demands for additional dowry.

Beyond fatal violence, other cases highlighted the breadth of abuse. In Texas, a former middle-school teacher was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the continuous sexual abuse of a 13-year-old student. In the United Kingdom, a 71-year-old man received an 18-week custodial sentence and a restraining order for sending romantic messages and videos to a teenage girl over three years. And in California, a woman reported that her former fiancé, now serving a 50-year sentence for murder, had been contacting her repeatedly from a maximum-security prison, prompting her to block his calls. Investigations into the killings remain active across all jurisdictions, with several suspects in custody and others still being sought.