Of the cases involving family and domestic violence, a history of intimate partner violence was found in nine out of 10 cases, with men being the primary perpetrators in most cases.
Men also comprised around two-thirds of the parents who killed their children.
The study found that, when men killed their children, it often followed a history of perpetrating intimate partner violence.
And when women killed their children, often they had experienced intimate partner violence.
Source: How can we curb the ‘alarming frequency’ of parents killing their children in Australia? | SBS News