Palu – The number of cases of violence against women and children in Central Sulawesi this year had reached 305 as of October, already more than double the 117 recorded in 2015, according to the Central Sulawesi Women's Empowerment and Family Planning Agency.
The Central Sulawesi Police, however, recorded up to 227 cases of violence against children and 446 cases of violence against women in 2015.
Dewi Rana, director of the Mothers and Women's Study Circle, said many of the cases were domestic violence. "A lot of domestic violence cases were related to a spouse cheating on his or her partner," she said.