By Sally Hope2024-09-09T13:00:00
‘The murder of women, by the men who claim to love them is a worldwide problem, and the UK is not exempt from this,’ says Sally Hope, as she discusses why the Church needs step up to be part of the solution.
On Sunday 1st September, after returning home from church with her two daughters, Ugandan Olympic marathon runner, Rebecca Cheptegei, was doused in petrol and set alight by her ex-boyfriend. She died five days later.
Two other East African athletes have been murdered by their partners recently, Agnes Tirop in 2021 and Damaris Mutua a year later, and who can forget Oscar Pistorius murdering Reeva Steenkamp a few years previously?
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