Making headlines today is the gruesome account of another family tragedy, in which the murder of a mother and daughter was followed by the suicide of the father. The family’s dysfunctional behaviour was also exposed, with the husband being singled out for his violent and abusive treatment of his wife. Calls for better protection for women and children were among the comments carried in El Caribe. Other news reports revealed that so far this year 11 women have been killed by members of the police and the Armed Forces – 13% of the total number of women killed by their partners.