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As of 15 November of this year 600 cases of domestic violence have been registered in Armenia. 631 suffered as a result of domestic violence, three of whom became victims of violance. The death cases have been registered in Yerevan and Armavir region.

The Information and Public Relations Department of the Armenian police have provided the above mentioned data to panorama.am.

In 389 cases husbands have inflicted violence on their wives. In 12 cases men have been subjected to violence by women.

According to the data provided by the police, in 56 cases a parent has inflicted violence on a child and in 74 cases the perpetrator has been the offspring.

The majority of the violence cases have been registered in Yerevan followed by Shirak (69 cases), Ararat (63 cases) and Kotayk (55 cases).

Throughout the past year 793 cases of domestic violence were registered in Armenia, which resulted to the death of 5 people in Yerevan, Aragatsotn and Lori. 812 people suffered as a result of domestic violence.

In the past year the majority of violence cases were registered in Yerevan as well.

It is noteworthy that only 42 criminal cases were launched regarding the 600 cases of domestic violence. 90 criminal cases were dismissed and 468 lawsuits were rejected.