Families whose mums, sisters and daughters were killed by men demand change
Onjali Raúf says she has seen little change since the murder of her aunt, Mumtahina Jannat. Known as Ruma, she was 29 when she was strangled to death by her abusive husband, in 2011. During a custody hearing over the pair's children, a judge had earlier told Ruma how she was being a "silly woman" for fearing he might kill her.
"When she went to court to try and identify to the judges and to the lawyers that this man was dangerous, she had no evidence. It was literally her word against his, even though everyone had a little piece of information." The bereaved families have formed a new campaign group, called Killed Women, to campaign for more to be done to protect women and ensure justice for victims.Raneem Oudeh and her mother Khaola Saleem, and Poppy Devey were all murdered in 2018
Killed Women says it wants to raise awareness and promote policies to tackle fatal violence against women. The group is already backed by leading charities, as well as MPs from across the House of Commons.
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