3 times more domestic violence on women

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3 times as many women are the victims of domestic violence as men, according to statistics issued on Tuesday.
There were 602 incidences of domestic violence in 2009, according to Justice Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici, of which 430 were on adult women and 37 on female children, 113 on adult males and 22 on male children.

In replies to separate Parliamentary Questions posed by MP Noel Farrugia, Dr Mifsud Bonnici also said that there had been 185 reports of violence aimed at people aged over 60, and 108 cases of animal cruelty.

20 people were arraigned in Court on charges of cruelty to animals. The same information was not asked for in the case of domestic violence or violence on elderly people.