The tragic murder of Sarah Everard at the hands of an off-duty police officer sparked a national debate on women’s safety - with the issue again thrust into the headlines after her killer was sentenced to life in prison.
Little more than two weeks later the country was left reeling by another violent attack - the stabbing to death of Conservative MP Sir David Amess at his constituency office.
For women who are also in the public eye it has understandably been a time of heightened anxiety. READ MORE : Oldham's first female Muslim leader sent death threats, abused in street and has car firebombed in five months since taking up role Not that this is anything new.
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