Venice Femicide Inquiry Weighed as Six Women Killed Since Ferragosto

Italy is weighing a parliamentary inquiry into the femicide of a woman in Venice, according to The Local Italy, as six women have been killed across the country since the Ferragosto holiday on August 15th. The killings mark Italy's first summer since femicide was made a specific crime under the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

The Venice case has drawn particular attention because it unfolded in a city whose global image is one of romance and serenity, a stark contrast to the violence that has prompted lawmakers to consider a formal investigation. The Local Italy reports that the inquiry would examine not only the individual case but the broader pattern of killings that have occurred in the weeks since the national holiday.