October 24, 2026 — 5:00am

At the end of a horror winter for domestic violence in NSW – in which three women were allegedly murdered in just one day, a mother was accused of stabbing her children to death, and a caustic debate erupted over a politician’s comments – new research quietly revealed an ugly truth.

Women who kill their partners are almost always killing their abuser.

Jessica Silva, Cathrina Ann Cahill and Nirmeen Noufl all endured abuse. New data shows women who kill male partners are usually killing their abuser. Artwork: Matthew Absalom-Wong

Three women – a 23-year-old in Wagga Wagga, a woman in her 90s in Bondi and a 70-year-old near Tenterfield – were allegedly murdered in separate domestic violence incidents across NSW within hours on September 19.…