Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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February 2026

• Man stabs woman in home invasion, later shot dead by police

  A man armed with a chainsaw and knife broke into a home in Tuncurry and stabbed a 28-year-old woman before fleeing and carjacking vehicles.

  Feb 6 · Tuncurry, Australia1 source

• Woman assaulted and threatened with death by man in Carambeí

  A woman was physically assaulted and threatened with death with a firearm by a man in the rural locality of São João, in Carambeí.

  Feb 6 · Carambeí, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested after holding partner and child hostage in Guarujá

  A man held his partner and their young child captive inside a house in the Vila Júlia community in Guarujá, São Paulo state, until police tactical units stormed the home and arrested him.

  Feb 5 · Guarujá, Brazil1 source

• Woman says she was sexually assaulted by a band's roadie at Oklahoma City concert

  A woman says she was sexually assaulted by a roadie for the band Nothing More in a bathroom at The Criterion Theater in Oklahoma City after a concert.

  Feb 4 · Oklahoma City, United States1 source

• Three females shot dead at bakery in Ribeirão das Neves

  A gunman opened fire at a bakery in Ribeirão das Neves, killing a 16-year-old employee at the cash register, a 56-year-old customer, and a 14-year-old girl who died later in hospital.

  Feb 4 · Ribeirão das Neves, Brazil2 sources

• Woman physically attacked by brother-in-law in family home near Skopje

  A 41-year-old woman from the Skopje area reported to police that she was physically attacked by her brother-in-law in the family home.

  Feb 3 · Skopje, North Macedonia1 source

• Woman killed by husband in Brossard home in murder-suicide

  A 54-year-old woman was found dead with stab wounds in her Brossard home alongside her husband, in what police are calling a murder-suicide.

  Feb 2 · Brossard, Canada1 source

• State deputy alternate arrested for sexually harassing woman at airport

  A 33-year-old doctor reported that a state deputy alternate rubbed his genitals against her during the disembarkation of a flight at Juazeiro do Norte Airport.

  Feb 2 · Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil1 source

• Woman stabbed to death in Mos; ex-partner suspected

  A 52-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in her home in Mos, Pontevedra.

  Feb 1 · Mos, Spain4 sources

• Man fatally stabs wife in Pchery; son tried to save her

  A man attacked his wife with a knife after an argument in the village of Pchery near Kladno, and she died of her injuries.

  Feb 1 · Pchery, Czech Republic1 source

• Man arrested for setting fire to ex-wife's house in Aripuanã

  A 43-year-old man threatened his ex-wife with a knife and set fire to her house after she rejected his attempts to resume their relationship.

  Feb 1 · Aripuanã, Brazil1 source

January 2026

• Teenage girl gang-raped in Copacabana apartment

  A 17-year-old girl was lured to an apartment in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, where she was raped by several young men and physically assaulted.

  Jan 31 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil6 sources

• Woman reports sexual assault in university residence hall

  A woman reported being sexually assaulted in a university residence hall room by an unknown male suspect.

  Jan 31 · Norman, United States1 source

• 13-year-old girl victim of collective rape in Baixada Fluminense

  A 13-year-old girl was the victim of a collective rape involving physical and sexual assault in the Predinhos area of Vilar dos Teles, in São João de Meriti.

  Jan 30 · São João de Meriti, Brazil4 sources

• Man arrested for assaulting ex-partner on street in Las Palmas

  A 54-year-old man grabbed his ex-partner by the neck and tried to take her jewelry on Puerto Real street in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

  Jan 30 · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain2 sources

• Woman assaulted in domestic violence incident in Bexar County

  A woman reported that a man assaulted her, slapping her, slamming her head against a wall, dragging her back inside a home and kicking her after she rejected his request for another chance.

  Jan 29 · Texas, United States1 source

• 18-year-old woman reports being raped at Milan's Porta Garibaldi station

  An 18-year-old woman reported to police that she was raped in a tunnel near Porta Garibaldi station in Milan by a young man she had met earlier that evening.

  Jan 29 · Milan, Italy1 source

• Woman shot dead in Las Vegas home after domestic-violence reports

  A 31-year-old woman was found shot dead in her Las Vegas home along with a male friend after she had reported domestic violence involving her ex-boyfriend in the days before.

  Jan 28 · Las Vegas, United States1 source

• Woman killed by man she had been helping in Albany murder-suicide

  A 65-year-old woman was shot and killed at her Myrtle Avenue home by a 60-year-old man she had allowed to stay with her, who then killed himself.

  Jan 27 · Albany, United States1 source

• Woman found chained to bed; partner arrested in Tupanciretã

  A 21-year-old woman was found chained to a bed in a residence in the interior of Tupanciretã, with visible bruises on her body.

  Jan 27 · Tupanciretã, Brazil1 source

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