A sex worker has spoken about the dangerous reality of escorting after being "dragged by a car for 100 yards down a city centre road" and being "held hostage with a cricket bat" in a second attack. Victoria Holcombe is now calling for urgent changes to the law.
The 40-year-old is planning to take her case to the High Court, urging the Government to allow sex workers in the UK to work in pairs for their safety, as they do in Amsterdam. It's not illegal to sell sex in this country, though it is a crime to solicit for prostitution and own or run a brothel. She asked: "I earned £52,000 last year and paid £3,500 tax a month equivalent so why are we not allowed to work in twos?
"We're women, we're 5ft5in, we're not big people. We're quite often dressed in f*** all as well. I'm on the front line taking this crap, why should I have it?"
