Star reader Paige Turner urges councillors to condemn violence against women

A few weeks ago I was in Hillsborough Park and had an encounter with the gang of bikers who have recently been in the news with regards to the violent incident where a female and her partner were threatened with a knife.

In other words a gang of males have been found to allegedly be threatening violence against a woman.

I wondered if the Green councillors for Hillsborough could please address the social media post which alleged that during the meeting to discuss this and other incidents in Hillsborough Park at Hillsborough Forum on July 8, the three Green councillors "said absolutely nothing".

Could they please clarify that they utterly condemn any and all violence against women and that they will do everything in their power to ensure that they and the council are supporting charities and agencies which support women threatened with and subject to violence to the maximum extent of which they can?

Could they please clarify also that they are doing everything they can to ensure the voices of women who have been threatened with and subject to violence in public by strangers or at home by intimate partners are heard and that they will in future speak up on violence against women.

Any and all silence around violence against women from those in power is disgusting and needs calling out.