violence against women and girls

Inside London’s Child Exploitation Network: Whistleblowers Claim Met Police Are Failing Victims

Inside London’s Child Exploitation Network: Whistleblowers Claim Met Police Are Failing Victims

Resident Stories /

In the early hours of the morning, retired police detective Jon Wedger walks through the dimly lit streets of Tottenham, north-east London. He points towards a corner near a takeaway shop.“That’s where the three young girls are,” he says quietly. One is just 12 years old. Wedger, who served 25 years with the Metropolitan Police, […]

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‘He Controlled Everything’: How Technology Was Used to Trap Disabled Woman in Years of Abuse

‘He Controlled Everything’: How Technology Was Used to Trap Disabled Woman in Years of Abuse

Investigation, Resident Stories /

A disabled woman has spoken out about years of relentless abuse at the hands of her partner, who used technology to control every aspect of her life  from her money and medical care to her privacy at home. Sarah*, a wheelchair user in her forties, told The Independent she had “no privacy at all” as

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