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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tara Conlan

Violence against women is at ‘breaking point’, says writer of John Worboys drama

Jeff Pope
Jeff Pope: ‘This stuff is being done to women and nothing changes.’ Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb

Violence against women is “at breaking point” and the justice system needs to change, according to the writer of new ITV drama Believe Me about the survivors of “black-cab rapist” John Worboys.

Jeff Pope, who is also writing a BBC drama about the murder of Sarah Everard, said he wanted to tell these stories because “something needs to happen” and the “police just won’t seem to me to change”.

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