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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Miriam Burrell

Partygoers who are violent against women could be tagged with forensic spray under new trial

Government funding aims to crack down on violence against women and girls

(Picture: PA Archive)

Partygoers who are violent against women could be sprayed with glow-in-the-dark water under government-funded trials of new ways to tackle crime.

South Yorkshire police have already been trialling the method at clubs and bars in a bid to crack down on violence against women and girls, and the government said it’s a “promising” option.

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