Domestic violence murders remain a serious problem in Maine
Maine's Attorney General released a biennial report on the battle to stop domestic murders, which make up 43% of all murders in Maine.
Author: Cindy Williams (NEWS CENTER Maine)
Published: 7:05 PM EDT April 28, 2021
Updated: 5:28 AM EDT April 29, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine — Attorney General Aaron M. Frey released the 13th Biennial Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel Report on Wednesday.
This edition features a 20-year retrospective on the progress made in preventing domestic abuse homicides and the challenges that remain.
“We have seen families ripped apart by domestic violence,” Frey said.
The report focuses on the 18 domestic homicides in Maine from 2018 through 2019. Together, they account for nearly 43 percent of Maine's total homicides during that period.