New figures from the Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board have found 120 suicides related to domestic violence in the last three years, compared to 71 homicides in the same period.
The suicide figure includes five children aged between 10 and 17 years old, and two women, who were in women’s shelters.
Dr Kathleen Baird, from the board, says, “It's important to realise that almost 70 per cent of the suicides occur during separation. We mustn’t get complacent that just because someone has moved on from that relationship, or is not living in that home anymore, that they're safe.”