An “epidemic of male violence against women and girls” has taken hold according to the Mayor of Liverpool.
Following the murders of Olivia Pratt-Korbe l, Ashley Dale and Karen Dempsey, Mayor Joanne Anderson said girls cannot be allowed “to grow up in a climate of fear.” A statement from Mayor Anderson was read out before this morning’s meeting of Liverpool Council ’s cabinet at Liverpool Town Hall by Assistant Mayor Cllr Sarah Doyle.
The statement said: “Liverpool is heartbroken at the loss of Olivia Pratt-Korbel. A 9-year-old girl was murdered in her own home – the place she should feel safest.
