Nearly nine in 10 intimate-partner murders in Malaysia since 2017 were unplanned, police say

Between 2017 and June 2023, nearly 90% of intimate-partner murders in Malaysia were impulsive, stemming from disputes, jealousy, or arguments, with little indication of prior planning, according to Bukit Aman's Serious Crimes Investigation Division.

Among the 165 recorded cases, 83.6% have been prosecuted, with the majority involving married couples, and motives largely linked to domestic disputes and jealousy.

Only a small fraction showed evidence of premeditation, and few victims had previously reported threats or violence to the police.

Despite the stable trend in such crimes, the Criminal Investigation Department aims to enhance monitoring and preventive measures against intimate-partner violence.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — Nearly nine in 10 intimate-partner murders recorded in Malaysia since 2017 happened without prior planning, with police saying most were triggered by escalating disputes, jealousy or arguments.

Of 165 such killings recorded between 2017 and June this year, 144 occurred without prior planning, while only 21 cases, or 12.7 per cent, showed elements of premeditation, Berita Harian reported today, citing Bukit Aman’s Serious Crimes Investigation Division (D9).

“The majority of murder cases involving intimate partners occurred spontaneously without prior planning. Such incidents were typically triggered by escalating conflicts such as misunderstandings, jealousy or arguments.

“These conflicts eventually led to murder,” Bukit Aman was quoted as saying.

The 165 cases accounted for 6.2 per cent of the 2,644 murders recorded nationwide over the same period.

Of the intimate-partner cases, 99 involved married couples, eight involved former husbands killing their former wives and 58 involved boyfriends and girlfriends.

Domestic disputes were the most commonly identified motive, accounting for 51 cases, followed by jealousy involving a third party with 45 and other disputes with 34.

Other motives included financial problems in 12 cases, drug-related factors in eight, intoxication in six and jealousy stemming from an inability to accept a separation in four. Two cases were linked to pregnancy and one to neglect.

Bukit Aman said its analysis showed emotional factors, including jealousy over a third party and an inability to accept a separation, were among the main triggers in cases investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department.

Police also found that only 16 of the 165 cases involved victims who had previously lodged reports against the eventual suspects.

Nine involved married couples, one involved a former husband who later killed his former wife and six involved boyfriends and girlfriends.

Ten of those reports related to disputes, while three each concerned threats and causing injury.

“This shows that the majority of victims had never lodged a police report before the incident,” Bukit Aman said.

Among the 21 killings where police found evidence of prior planning, six involved husbands killing their wives, two involved wives killing their husbands and four involved former husbands killing their former wives.

Eight involved boyfriends killing their girlfriends, while one involved a girlfriend killing her boyfriend.

Of the 144 cases without prior planning, 76 involved husbands killing their wives, 15 involved wives killing their husbands, four involved former husbands killing their former wives, 42 involved boyfriends killing their girlfriends and seven involved girlfriends killing their boyfriends.

Bukit Aman said the pattern of intimate-partner murders between 2017 and June this year did not show a significant increase or a trend it regarded as alarming.

“Nevertheless, the CID will continue to monitor the crime trend on an ongoing basis and strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to ensure that intimate-partner violence can be curbed more effectively,” it said.

Police said 138 of the 165 cases, or 83.6 per cent, had been charged in court.

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根据武吉阿曼警察总部严重犯罪调查部门的数据，2017 年至 2023 年 6 月期间，马来西亚近 90% 的亲密伴侣谋杀案都是冲动之举，源于争吵、嫉妒或冲突，几乎没有事先计划的迹象。

在已记录的 165 起案件中，83.6% 的案件已被起诉，其中大多数涉及已婚夫妇，动机主要与家庭纠纷和嫉妒有关。

只有一小部分案件显示出预谋的迹象，而且很少有受害者此前向警方报告过威胁或暴力事件。

尽管此类犯罪呈稳定趋势，但刑事侦查部门仍致力于加强对亲密伴侣暴力的监测和预防措施。

吉隆坡，9 月 16 日讯——自 2017 年以来，马来西亚记录在案的亲密伴侣谋杀案中，近九成是事先没有预谋的。警方表示，大多数案件是由不断升级的纠纷、嫉妒或争吵引发的。

据《每日新闻》今日报道，武吉阿曼警察总部严重犯罪调查组（D9）称，在2017年至今年6月期间记录的165起此类杀人案中，144起没有事先计划，而只有21起案件（占12.7%）显示出预谋的成分。

“大多数涉及亲密伴侣的谋杀案都是突发性的，没有事先计划。这类事件通常是由误会、嫉妒或争吵等冲突升级引发的。”

“这些冲突最终导致了谋杀，”武吉阿曼警察总部援引武吉阿曼警察的话说。

这 165 起案件占同期全国记录在案的 2644 起谋杀案的 6.2%。

在这些亲密伴侣案件中，99起涉及已婚夫妇，8起涉及前夫杀害前妻，58起涉及男女朋友。

家庭纠纷是最常见的作案动机，共 51 起；其次是涉及第三方的嫉妒，共 45 起；其他纠纷共 34 起。

其他作案动机包括：12起案件涉及经济问题，8起案件与毒品有关，6起案件因醉酒，4起案件因无法接受分居而引发嫉妒。另有2起案件与怀孕有关，1起案件与疏忽有关。

武吉阿曼警察总部表示，其分析显示，在刑事调查部门调查的案件中，情绪因素（包括对第三者的嫉妒和无法接受分居）是主要诱因之一。

警方还发现，在 165 起案件中，只有 16 起涉及的受害者此前曾对最终的嫌疑人提出过报案。

九起案件涉及已婚夫妇，一起案件涉及前夫杀害前妻，六起案件涉及男女朋友。

其中十起报告与纠纷有关，三起涉及威胁，三起涉及造成伤害。

“这表明，大多数受害者在事件发生前从未向警方报案，”武吉阿曼警察总部表示。

在警方发现有预谋证据的 21 起谋杀案中，有 6 起是丈夫杀害妻子，2 起是妻子杀害丈夫，4 起是前夫杀害前妻。

其中八起案件是男友杀害女友，还有一起是女友杀害男友。

在 144 起没有事先计划的案件中，76 起是丈夫杀害妻子，15 起是妻子杀害丈夫，4 起是前夫杀害前妻，42 起是男友杀害女友，7 起是女友杀害男友。

武吉阿曼警察总部表示，2017 年至今年 6 月期间，亲密伴侣谋杀案的模式并未显示出显著增加或出现其认为令人担忧的趋势。

“尽管如此，刑事调查局仍将继续持续监测犯罪趋势，并加强预防和执法工作，以确保能够更有效地遏制亲密伴侣暴力，”声明中写道。

警方表示，在165起案件中，有138起（占83.6%）已在法庭上被起诉。

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