PARIS — The death of a 74‑year‑old woman in the Paris suburbs this autumn was initially described by police as a “domestic dispute gone wrong.” Neighbours, however, told a different story: years of shouting behind closed doors, bruises explained away as falls, and a woman who seemed increasingly withdrawn. Her killing by her husband was not an isolated tragedy. It was part of a disturbing pattern that has quietly reshaped France’s domestic violence crisis — one that disproportionately claims the lives of elderly women. According to figures released by the Interior Ministry, 107 women were killed by their partners or … Continue reading Invisible Victims: France Confronts Domestic Violence Against Elderly Women