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Police algorithm said Lina was at 'medium' risk: Then she was killed

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72% Informative

Police algorithm said Lina was at 'medium' risk of being attacked again by her ex-partner.

VioGén assesses the likelihood of a woman being attacked by the same man.

Lina wanted to change the locks at her home, so she could live peacefully with her children.

Three weeks later , she was dead and her children, mother and mother all escaped.

Spain has a 'postcode lottery' for women applying for restraining orders.

Some jurisdictions are much more likely to grant them than others.

We don't know systematically how VioGén influences the courts, or the police, because studies haven't been done.

Spain 's interior ministry hasn't often allowed academics access to the system's data.

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English

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