A man aged 22 is suspected of having beaten his girlfriend at the end of June. In three months, the woman who was 28 died in the hospital. The police arrested the alleged aggressor who faces a jail term of up to 15 years, IPN reports.

The Chisinau Police Division said that the woman with a severe concussion was found on a street in Chisinau on June 27 and was admitted to the Emergency Medicine Institute. After three months of treatment, she was transferred to the Căușeni District Hospital, where she died in several days.

The arrested young man admitted his guilt. He said that as a result of a conflict with his girlfriend, he hit her for several times. She fell and hit her head.

The man faces 12 to 15 years behind bars for intentional causing of injuries that resulted in death.

A study by the Women’s Law Center shows that violence against women is rarely reported to the police and other organizations as there is lack of trust in the institutions that should provide support and services to victims. Shame, fear of the perpetrator, and lack of long-term and practical support, such as housing and financial assistance, are obstacles that prevent women from reporting domestic violence incidents. In 2020, authorities were notified in 12,970 cases of domestic violence, with over 1,100 more cases than in 2019 and with almost 2,000 more cases than in 2018.