When Patsy Stevenson was arrested at a vigil for Sarah Everard in 2021, the pictures of her being pinned to the ground by police officers sparked national outrage. “It’s weird. Because a lot of people speak about me as if I’m an image, and I’m a real person,” she told us at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards, where she won Campaigner of the Year on Tuesday evening. “I’ve never felt so honoured in my life,” she said.
Two and a half years and one lawsuit later, Stevenson has received a payout and an apology from the Metropolitan Police. She said the process has been “exhausting,” but it will not stop her campaigning.
