The majority of murders committed in the UK happen because the perpetrator feels they’ve been ‘disrespected’, a top crimonologist has claimed. 

This emotion, combined with the lack of inhibition triggered by alcohol or illicit drugs, make a toxic duo that can lead to violence.

‘He might not set out to kill, but he certainly is setting out to physically harm the person he believes has disrespected him,’ said David Wilson, Emeritus Professor of Criminology at Birmingham City University, on a recent episode of the YouTube series, Honesty Box.

‘He wants to regain a sense of who he is in that five minutes of madness.

‘That is a typical murder in this country’. 

Prof Wilson said this happens most often on a ‘Friday or Saturday night in Britain’, and involves young men in nine out of 10 cases.

Professor Wilson went on to explain in the show, produced by media firm Ladbible, that murder is overwhelmingly a ‘male phenomenon’, especially among those in their teens and 20s.

‘Men in my generation need to talk to younger men about how to perform masculinity, which is something men are very reluctant to do,’ he said. 

Professor David Wilson explained one of driving factors for why men account for the majority of murderers in UK is what happens on a typical weekend in dozens of British towns and cities