Lack of media focus and specialist services mean abuse of older women often hidden, the campaign group Femicide Census says

One in eight women killed by men in the last 15 years were aged over 70, figures show, with a specialist charity reporting a growing number of older victims of domestic abuse seeking help.

A landmark report, released ahead of International Women’s Day by the Femicide Census, delves into the deaths of 2000 women killed by men. It shows that 262 women over the age of 70 have been killed since 2009.