🧵 Christine Rawle jailed for murder of husband said her attack followed years of physical, psychological + sexual torment from her husband.

Reading this case I believe this abused woman (and her son) have been horrifically failed by police the CJS ⬇️theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m… The prosecution argued Rawle stabbed her husband in a temper after a row over money, whilst the defence claimed that she had been subject to years of bullying, intimidation, coercion + physical/sexual attacks leaving her trapped in “invisible handcuffs” ⬇️theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

🧵 When Emmie Dalton’s ex launched a violent attack on her, she was terrified he’d kill her. Determined not to let him escape justice she used blood from her injuries to scrawl her his name on the wall.

A two year and 11 month sentence is NOT justice. ⬇️ thesun.co.uk/news/25245962/…
Emmie is bravely speaking out after the govt revealed plans to scrap some shorter sentences to tackle the issue of overcrowded prisons, which could see thousands of abusers walk free from court ⬇️
theguardian.com/society/2023/d…

🧵 The all too common and unacceptable story of a domestic abuse survivor who spent years rebuilding her life, only to find out that the man who terrorised her had been rehoused just two streets away...

Emma now feels her family is "completely unsafe" ⬇️
bbc.com/news/uk-scotla… Emma Artis spent almost four years rebuilding her life and says she finally found the strength to leave him after years of physical, mental and financial abuse when he held a knife to her throat in 2020.

🧵 The head teacher Emma Pattison and her 7 y/o daughter, Lettie, who were killed by her husband was preparing to leave him, her sister has revealed.

Deborah Kirk said she regarded Emma’s relationship w/husband George as abusive + believed she was a victim of coercive control… The series of powerful letters and passages published in The Sunday Times, were written after her sister and seven-year-old niece Lettie were killed.

“ …I set myself the brief of writing something each day, something honest about how I was feeling.”
thetimes.co.uk/article/my-sis…

“We probably spent quarter of a million quid [on a surrogate]… they have a company that basically is supermodels who are Ivy League educated… Our one went to Columbia… it’s a bit prostituty, isn’t it?”

“I think it’s quite fabulous… but we got a Brazilian supermodel.”

SIGH… Rather than help adopt a child who needs a loving home, rich entitled men like these roam the world searching for their idea of a ‘perfect’ woman to birth their perfect child, because ‘normal’ just won’t do. Nothing says caring parents than shopping for educated/hot surrogates.

Liam Hughes jailed for 6.5 years after he raped three schoolgirls + sexually assaulted another.

Lord Young said what he did as an "immature teenager is less blameworthy than if you had carried out these acts as an older man".

Tell that to the survivors ⬇️news.sky.com/story/rapist-g… The judge said he had taken into account the guidelines for sentencing under-25s.

He said: "You committed these offences when you were aged 15 and 16, although the last offence was committed a few months before your 17th birthday.

Natalie Bennett, 47, was handed a life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years.

Following an investigation, detectives were able to prove that Bennett used a knife to stab her boyfriend Kasey following a domestic incident. Sentencing, Judge Denis Watson KC said:

"Your relationship with him began some five years ago, when he was about 19 or 20 and you were 42.

AUSTRALIA: Five women murdered within 10 days, by men they allegedly knew.

The urgency to actively understand the pattern of abuse, deliver solutions to tackling male violence against women and engage men/boys is paramount.

This loss of life cannot go on. edition.cnn.com/2023/11/04/aus…
Last week, Alice McShera, a 34-year-old lawyer was found by WA Police after worried family members called security at the hotel she was staying at.

A 42-year-old man was found in the same room with suspected self-inflicted injuries was later charged with murder.

🧵 "I lost my innocence. I felt guilty, and I still struggle to trust people."

PC Lewis Edwards used Snapchat to groom girls more than 200 girls online, aged between 10-16 & blackmailed them into carrying out sexual acts.

The offences spanned 160 charges.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-… Edwards refused to appear for sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday.

The court previously heard he was caught with more than 4,500 indecent images of children - more than 700 of which were in the most serious category.

🧵 A 15 y/o girl murdered on her way to school after rejecting a 17 y/o boy. Whilst some men label tackling misogyny in schools as “demonising young men & boys”, the lives of women/girls are marked by male violence, or worse lost to it. We must challenge misogyny day-in-day-out. The responsibility to combat the scourge of violent misogyny in society is not just the work of education, it is the work of parents, family, friends, employers etc. All of whom take their cues from a govt upon high who DO NOT prioritise or properly fund tackling these issues.

We cannot understate the value of investigative journalists who give survivors of abuse a voice in these times. When victims of SA see endless cases of police abusing women, 1.5% charge rates for rape + police saying even they wouldn't report rape, journalists become a lifeline. These are the torrid times in our society we must face up to. Where victims of sexual assault and abuse do not trust in the police and judiciary, convinced to do so by those very institutions who have for so long failed victims and even become perpetrators themselves.

🧵 Three women who were raped by the same man say their experience of the justice system was so damaging they would think twice about reporting an attack again.

They now want to reform the way victims of sex offences are treated in court.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla… Jennifer McCann, Hannah McLaughlan and Hannah Reid say they have been left "battered and bruised" by the process.

They waived their anonymity after Logan Doig, 23, was jailed for nine-and-a-half years for a series of rapes and sexual assaults.

Aware I’m almost exclusively tweeting about Mason Greenwood recently. Don’t blame me, blame global sh*t show that is Man Utd who’ve been ‘investigating’ him for 7 months then suddenly deciding to squarely put the delay on the women’s team, thus creating online hate against women. Oh, and then combine that with every Tom, Dick and Harry (men) who for once in their life are engaging on male violence against women and naively uses the case being dropped against Greenwood as an easy out so to not face down tough questions about how they view the world.

🧵A vulnerable teenage mum had to cut the umbilical cord w/her teeth after 12 hrs alone in labour. Her baby Aisha died in the cell.

Pregnant women are 7x more likely than those outside prison to suffer a stillbirth.

Prison is NOT safe for pregnant women.thetimes.co.uk/article/should… The Surrey coroner is expected to give his verdict today as to whether any failures in the care provided to Aisha’s mother or to Aisha contributed to her death.

'I was drugged and sexually assaulted by Greater Manchester Police'

Zayna's allegation is supported by her medical records which show evidence of sexual injuries.

Former GMP chief superintendent, Martin Harding: “I believe she was raped by an officer.”news.sky.com/story/stripped… Unconscious with her hands cuffed behind her back, Zayna was carried into a police cell where officers stripped her and left Zayna topless alone.

From that period, there are three hours of missing footage which GMP have so far failed to supply.

🧵 For those engaging on #Mendy + #Giggs learning about sexual assault and coercive control cases for the first time, this is brief overview on why the CJS is not well-equipped to tackle these cases.

Please learn further with thorough research + listening to survivors + experts. ⚖️ Legal Barriers: Rape:

Complex procedures, burden of proof, low conviction rates, traumatic cross-examination + insufficient resources create barriers to justice in rape cases.

Prioritising survivor support, enhancing legal frameworks + advocating for systemic change needed.

Senior royals decision to remove Harry & Meghan's security but allowing Andrew to not only keep his, but pay £12 million to a sex trafficking victim 'he never met', is the REAL outrage.

Not Harry speaking out on targeted press abuse + family gaslighting.
davidchallen.substack.com/p/flying-the-b… Charles will likely be footing the £3 million a year bill to provide private security guards for Andrew.

REMINDER: these men hold a higher office and privilege than that of the people so long as we the people allow them that privilege.

telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2…

Flying the burning nest.

As Prince Harry's memoir details gaslighting and manipulation throughout his life in the gilded cage, can the family image of monarchy past show itself to be anything but the abusive image it has always been?

My latest Substack👇🏻davidchallen.substack.com/publish/post/9… Spare is as much, and more poignantly, Harry’s warning to future generations who are born and raised within the Royal Family, an institution that undoubtedly and actively coerces their children into the gilded cage of public life and personal privilege.

As misogynists are confronted, false idols come out pretending to be our saviours. Case in point, Chris Hemmings.

Chris has threatened court action against MULTIPLE women who accused him of abusing them.

Here, he plays on teachers’ fears and pushes to teach more schoolboys?! Those unaware of Chris might recognise him from this clip that went viral after he twisted the producers arms to get on air (confirm by ex-BBC sources). He was told not to share it. He did anyway because he wants power and control. Don't be fooled👇🏻

Tate’s arrest doesn’t change the fact countless men + boys are being radicalised by mini-Tate’s like Connor below.

Lured into online communities, young men are taught to ‘reclaim’ an abusive form masculinity harmful to men + women. We need positive male role models to speak out. Communities these ‘leaders’ like Tate + Connor offer are often closed/paid, allowing a safe and secure place to radicalise young men and boy without threat of being targeted themselves. We can only tackle these abusive incel ideologies with male icons speaking out against them.

@GretaThunberg Immense burn. Thoughts and prayers to Tate’s manhood, or lack thereof. Wake up men, this is not the hero you are looking for. @GretaThunberg Tate’s ideologies harm men and women. His big personality ropes you in, he shows you his wealth and calls you weak, he then challenges you to take power and to control women. Your attention gives him more power, money and influence, your life turns into serving him. Wake. Up.