Women’s Aid, alongside 76 of its member organisations, have issued an urgent letter to the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, demanding that the horrendous knife attack in Southport last week be viewed not in isolation but instead as part of the wider epidemic of violence against women and girls that plagues the country.
The horrific attack on Monday 29th of July has resulted in the tragic murder of three young girls, Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, and the injury of 8 more.
Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said:
“The thoughts of everyone at Women’s Aid are with the families and friends of the girls targeted in the horrific attack in Southport on Monday.
We need to recognise that this is not an isolated attack but instead another one in the epidemic of violence against women and girls that this country has long experienced. The misogyny and hatred that allows for male-violence to exist must be dismantled, so that women and girls can live safely away from fear.
We’ve waited for change long enough – it is time for the government to act.”
Read more from Women's Aid here and read the full joint letter here.
