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The murder of Bethany Hill

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Bragadocia · 03/03/2017 11:29

In the Commons yesterday, Jess Phillips read a list of women murdered by men in the past year. According to Hansard, Bethany Hill did not appear on this year's list, not last year's (her death was on 3 February 2016, the conviction of her killers was January 2017).

Bethany was murdered by a man and transwoman. Why has Bethany's death not been acknowledged?

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TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 03/03/2017 12:28

Reserving judgement until I have heard what Jess has to say.

MorrisZapp · 03/03/2017 12:25

Is there any chance at all that this is merely an error? I'm as angry as you if it was deliberate, but would urge a cool approach just in case. Let's hear the reason for the omission before rushing to judgement.

ExitPursuedBySpartacus · 03/03/2017 12:22

I've just sent her an email.

SaskiaRembrandtWasFramed · 03/03/2017 12:17

It does suggest that, the idea that the name of a murdered woman shouldn't be mentioned to spare the feelings of one of the men who killed her is repellant. Anyone who thinks that acceptable and tries to defend it is an utter shit.

ExitPursuedBySpartacus · 03/03/2017 12:17

WTAF

PovertyPain · 03/03/2017 12:07

That's outrageous. It's almost suggests that this poor woman has caused an inconvenience by being murdered by a man pretending to be a woman! I'm furious. Angry

SaskiaRembrandtWasFramed · 03/03/2017 12:07

If her name has deliberately been omitted that would be appalling and Jess Phillips should be thoroughly ashamed!

BarrackerBarma · 03/03/2017 12:05

This is utterly shocking.
I need to gather myself.

I don't want to believe that a proactive decision was made to OMIT her name because one of her killers was a man who identified as a woman. If Jess Phillips truly missed her off because of this she should be removed from public office. I don't say that lightly.

Thanks for spotting this and posting.
let's make this the last time a woman's death is censored and erased because a male transwoman cannot be acknowledged as a male killer.

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Bragadocia · 03/03/2017 11:45

I thought she then might appear in 2017 (the list read yesterday), after the completion of the trial in January. But Hansard does not have Bethany's name recorded.

2nd March 2017 Hansard

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Bragadocia · 03/03/2017 11:43

Bethany was listed in the 2016 Counting Dead Women list, which is the source. Jess omitted to read her name - she went straight from Geraldine Newman to Caroline Andrews, as Hansard records

sources - I checked and double checked before posting.

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BarrackerBarma · 03/03/2017 11:38

This is unbelievable. I'm off to have a look at this...