The killers who walk among us

June 9, 2026 — 5:00am

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The public perception that a domestic violence killer in NSW is a random assailant on the fringes of society is put to rest by new data going back 26 years that shows he sits well within mainstream society.

He is an Australian-born man in his early 30s armed with a knife.

This average profile of a DV killer has emerged from a new interactive website created by the state’s Domestic Violence Death Review Team, which aims to provide a concise snapshot of every DV death in NSW, including perpetrator and victim profiles and details on how and where the deaths occurred.

It reveals that despite growing awareness and government attempts to address the issue, the killing of women in intimate partner violence continues apparently unabated.

The data shows one-third of all homicide deaths in........

© The Sydney Morning Herald