Woman arrested "had intially been mistaken for a man"

[User27aw]

www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/exclusive-three-more-women-attacked-by-knife-wielding-suspect-in-east-dulwich/

From the article:

"Today (June 15) a 53-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent and remains in custody while enquiries continue.

Police say they believe she is the only suspect, and had initially been mistaken for a man. "

Who had mistaken her for a man. The police? The victims?

Police were 'unable to race to the scene'. Just such shite journalism. They failed to attend the scene. After all, the caller was obviously only a little bit strangled or she wouldn't be ringing them.

@OneEpisode

Am I reading this right? She phoned the emergency services because she was strangled in front of her child, and the police said we’ll send someone in 3 days? With the assailant at large? Whilst elsewhere people are questioned about scary ribbons?

She should have reported a sticker crime. They'd have been there within seconds.

Well this is just stupid now. Police don't come when a woman is strangled and when they do finally take notice of it no one even knows if they're looking for a man or a woman.

Same for the missing person in Derbyshire, no one knows who the frig they're looking for.

So that's two instances where police aren't giving the public sufficient information to be able to do anything useful. Why bother even releasing these stories?

How little do women's lives matter if the police won't come out even when a woman calls and says she has just been strangled on the street?

Not exactly reassuring is it.

It was the mum's fault for not sharing her pronouns before the attacker strangled her. She should have ensured they felt safe to share theirs.

@OneEpisode

Am I reading this right? She phoned the emergency services because she was strangled in front of her child, and the police said we’ll send someone in 3 days? With the assailant at large? Whilst elsewhere people are questioned about scary ribbons?

They were busy investigating limericks that had been retweeted.

Earlier article: www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/woman-strangled-by-stranger-in-east-dulwich-random-attack-called-999-four-times-with-no-response/

[quote QuentinBunbury]This is my favourite confusing headline

www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk/news/missing-woman-dressed-man-seen-dronfield-64108[/quote]
Jesus H and the wee donkey!! What is 'dressed as a man' anyway? I'm wearing jeans and a hoodie, am I dressed as a man?

Ah. The clear voice of a child "it was the emperor and he had no clothes on".

And too young to be prosecuted for hate crime.

@OneEpisode

Am I reading this right? She phoned the emergency services because she was strangled in front of her child, and the police said we’ll send someone in 3 days? With the assailant at large? Whilst elsewhere people are questioned about scary ribbons?

This is all so appalling.

Hey, this can't be right because this never happens! /s

Rang four times. Fuck this world.

Lets not forget the female victims in this. 3 more women the headline says and that poor child who tried to get help.

Oh ffs.

The police are rubbish.

On another note. Looks like the attacker was targeting women. I assume they stopped to ask potential victims for pronouns first to make sure they were s woman...

This needs to stop.

There could be other victims who if they hear woman did it will think not the same person.

[quote QuentinBunbury]This is my favourite confusing headline

www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk/news/missing-woman-dressed-man-seen-dronfield-64108[/quote]
Funny though, a woman dressed like that wouldn’t be considered to be dressing like a man. I certainly wouldn’t be mistaken for a man in that outfit plus ponytail.

Next time we see hear of police phoning wonen iver stickers ir tweets let's just remember three poor woman and the traumatised child witness who were left unprotected.

I guess we should be thankful the police didn't arrest the victims for misgendering their attacker.

It will be interesting to see how this one plays out.

@Doyoumind

Also a witness - the 10yo child - must have mistakenly identified the attacker as a man.

It’s this kind of casual misgendering which shows why Stonewall need to do their important work in schools.

/sarcasm

Slight derail - The other day I was saw a man with his kids who were practising their cycling. They went up near a person and the dad shouted out (he was quite far away) "mind the lady!" and when they got back he asked if they had thanked the lady. It was quite (un)remarkable that he could see her pronoun badge tell that far away and it made me think how everyday it is that we do this

@Doyoumind

Also a witness - the 10yo child - must have mistakenly identified the attacker as a man.

While expressing admiration at their Emporer's new "invisible" clothes, a small boy cried out... "But the Emperor has no clothes!"

As said repeatedly on this board - police inaccurately specifying details of suspects - particularly violent suspects actively puts the public - especially women at risk.

We know why the women stated the assailant was a man and why the assailant was able to do this repeatedly in a way a woman could not, nor with male victims.

Cowardly police.

And to not turn up when there is a risk of loss of life.

She should have used the wrong pronouns - that would have got them there earlier.

This story has been on my mind all night. It is just so disturbing. I tried looking to see if any other news outlets are reporting on it and couldn't find anything. Shouldn't this be more widely reported? There's nothing on BBC news.

I haven’t seen this reporter anywhere else. Some person is running around attacking women and it’s not report worthy?

It's being memory-holed because the suspect is awkward.