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Chalk says he is committed to law change to make offenders attend sentencing

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the commitment remains ‘in place’.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to sentencing hearing law prior to election

Dominic Raab had committed to prevent those convicted of the most serious crimes refusing to appear before the families of their victims.

The Independent UK

Put cameras in jail cells so killers can't hide from victims’ families, top Tory demands

Sir Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, urged the newly appointed Justice Secretary to take action to punish convicted criminals who refuse to attend sentencing hearings

Daily Mirror

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Twisted killer's sick final insult to Sabina Nessa's family on the day he was jailed

Teacher Sabina Nessa was horrifically murdered by cowardly Koci Selamaj but refused to attend his sentence and even snubbed listening to impact statements over video link

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer tells Dominic Raab to 'get on with it' and force killers to appear in court

In an interview with the Mirror, the Labour leader said the government could 'easily' change the law so criminals can no longer hide from their victims' families

Daily Mirror

Murdered teacher Sabina Nessa's sister joins calls to force killers to attend court

Labour former home secretary David Blunkett is among those urging change after Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s murderer Thomas Cashman refused to leave his cell to face the the nine-year-old’s family

Daily Mirror

Raab vows law to force killers to face families’ victims during sentencing after ‘unjust’ Zara Aleena hearing

Law graduate’s killer said he ‘didn’t want to relive’ murdering her, as her grieving family members read out emotional impact statements

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Sexual harassers in the street will be jailed for up to two years under new law

It is understood the new legislation would cover the most serious incidents, such as aggressive or obscene comments and driving slowly alongside someone walking - rather than wolf-whistling

Daily Mirror

Father of Sabina Nessa's killer begs wicked son to explain why he murdered her

Bashkim Selamaj, 71, said killer Koci Selamaj refused to meet him when he twice travelled to see him in prison

Wales Online

Dad of Sabina Nessa's killer begs son to reveal why he killed her in sadistic attack

Bashkim Selamaj, 71, said his killer son Koci Selamaj felt so ashamed about murdering Sabina Nessa that he refused to meet his dad when he twice travelled to HMP Belmarsh in South London

Daily Mirror

Murdered women: Sabina Nessa, ‘a kind and generous soul’

Family and colleagues of the 28-year-old primary school teacher remember someone dedicated to her family and pupils.

Al Jazeera

Making public sexual harassment a crime could help increase reports – but can women trust police to follow through?

The horrifying murders of Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa, Bobbi-Anne McLeod, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were each reminders of the worst case scenario women fear when experiencing unwanted attention from men in public. Now, the UK government has opened a consultation asking whether public sexual harassment should be a distinct…

The Conversation

Tory Liz Truss vows to make street harassment a specific offence if she becomes PM

Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss vowed to introduce a new law after Boris Johnson resisted calls to make street harassment a specific offence

Daily Mirror

Maryland on BBC Two review: Lucy Kirkwood’s film about sexual violence is horribly, depressingly necessary

The playwright has adapted her ‘howl’ of rage, written after the murder of Sabina Nessa, for the screen

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Zara Aleena: Aunt says ‘fearless’ niece was ‘on road to her dreams’ before she was killed minutes from home

Farrah Naz said her niece was ‘incredibly giving, supportive and insightful’

The Independent UK

Family of ‘independent’ Zara Aleena vow to bring change in wake of her death

It comes as a man appeared in court charged with her murder, and with hundreds expected at a vigil on Saturday.

The Independent UK

‘She was our love in human form’: Grieving family’s powerful tribute to woman killed on walk home

The law graduate ‘was ready to make a family of her own’, her loved ones said

Evening Standard

“We’re terrified. Have the police learnt nothing after Sarah Everard?” — how a spate of sex attacks in Hackney has re-ignited women’s safety fears

Three men have now been arrested over the 22 reported sexual assaults on lone women in the area since February. But why did it take so long and how can locals be sure it won’t happen again? Katie Strick reports

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The Guardian - UK

My advice to the new Cressida Dick: police violent men, not the women they abuse

Whoever takes over as Met police chief must be committed to reforming a broken system rife with institutional misogyny, says the author Laura Bates

The Guardian - UK

Refusal of Sabina Nessa’s murderer to attend sentencing may prompt new law

Family was outraged that Koci Selamaj was able to refuse to go to Old Bailey to receive life sentence

Evening Standard

Criminals ‘could be forced into court for sentencing’ after Sabina Nessa’s ‘cowardly’ killer failed to attend

The Ministry of Justice is now investigating whether it should change the rules, according to reports

Daily Mirror

Convicts may be forced into court for sentencing after Sabina Nessa killer's no show

Labour is calling for judges to force criminals to hear sentencings in person after Koci Selamaj refused to attend court at the end of the murder trial over the death of Sabina Nessa

Daily Mirror

Sabina Nessa would have made more headlines if she was white, grieving sister claims

Jebina Yasmin Islam told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she didn't feel her sister's murder received enough press coverage and believed it was down to her ethnicity

The Guardian - UK

Sabina Nessa’s sister says outcry would have been greater if she were white

Jebina Yasmin Islam blames ethnicity for initial lack of headlines over murder, and also criticises Priti Patel

The Independent UK

Sister of murdered Sabina Nessa says if family were white they would have been treated better

‘My sister didn’t get as many headlines – maybe was it down to her ethnicity?’ says Jebina Islam

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