“Zara believed that a woman should be able to walk home.”
In the early hours of Sunday, 26 June, Zara Aleena, a young trainee lawyer, was killed in a street attack in east London just 10 minutes from her home. Today , Jordan McSweeney was sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting and murdering Zara.
In a statement, her family said their loss was "irreparable", adding: “She walked. Zara believed that a woman should be able to walk home.” Jordan McSweeney, 29, from Dagenham east London has since appeared before Thames Magistrates Court charged with attempted rape and her murder. Here, writer Ella Alexander asks, what has really changed since the murder of Sarah Everard, and when will women be truly safe?
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