At around 10.00 pm on the 10-02-12 a twenty-five-year-old man was found with serious injuries in Horsham and who later died at the Wimmera Hospital as a result of these injuries. Six men have been charged and remanded in custody.
In 2010 there were ninety four homicide victims in Victoria with males accounting for 59% of all victims and that 70% of the time the victim knew the offender, with the offender being a partner 19% of the time. In Victoria in 2010 there were almost two recorded murders each week, which is an alarming figure, leaving behind hundreds of grieving and suffering family members.
If you are the family member of a murder victim in Victoria contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services on freecall 1800 000 055 for professional assistance and advice.