Women and girls in Northern Ireland face 'perfect storm' of violence as victims call for tougher sentences

Women and girls in Northern Ireland face 'perfect storm' of violence as victims call for tougher sentences

An "eye-watering" 98% of women in Northern Ireland have experienced some form of abuse or violence, according to a study.

Women And Girls In Northern Ireland Face 'perfect Storm' Of Violence As Victims Call For Tougher Sentences - Great Yorkshire Radio

Twenty-eight women and a girl have been violently killed in Northern Ireland since 2020, the worst rate in the UK and Ireland, and one of the worst in Europe. In the most recent incident, 45-year-old Vanessa Whyte was shot dead along with her teenage children, James and Sara, at their home in Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh, on 23 July. The sole suspect, her husband Ian Rutledge, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The slaying of the family c…