A candlelit vigil was held in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, for Karen Cummings, the seventh woman killed in the region this year. Attendees called for government action to address violence against women and girls, highlighting the tragic loss of 25 women since 2020.
A candlelit vigil in memory of the seventh woman killed in Northern Ireland this year has heard that "enough is enough".
Crowds of people turned out for a vigil in memory of Ms Cummings at Solitude Park in Banbridge on Thursday evening. Talking about the number of women killed so far this year, she said: "What we want is to urge the government for real and proper action because if we don't, we will continue to lose mothers and sisters, wives, daughters to perpetrators of violence."
"We are heartbroken for them, but I know all you here tonight coming to support Karen’s family, how much comfort they will get from that because the comfort we got from people coming out to support us when Natalie died was absolutely fantastic.Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon deputy mayor Kyle Savage said enough was enough.
"The violence that women face in our society can no longer be ignored or tolerated, every woman has the right to feel safe and live free from the fear of harm."We mourn with you, we will continue to demand change. Let this be the moment when we say loud and clear, enough is enough, violence against women must end."
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