More money on surveillance cameras in the UK

The British government wants to invest more money in surveillance cameras and better street lighting to improve the safety of women and girls in public after killing 33-year-old Sarah Everard . We have to do everything we can to keep our roads safe, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, announcing an increase in spending on better lighting and surveillance cameras to £ 45 million reportedly a little more than a doubling. The 33-year-old case sparked a debate in the UK and beyond about violence against women and their safety.

Sarah Everard disappeared without a trace in south London on the evening of March 3rd when she was walking home from a friend. It is believed that a suspect police officer kidnapped and killed her on the way back from his shift. Her body has now been found in a wooded area in the southeastern English county of Kent. The alleged 48-year-old perpetrator is in custody and appeared in court on Tuesday via video link. The trial is slated to begin at the end of October, after a hearing is scheduled for July.

The case also caused horror in Germany and called for more protection for women. What we really lack is light in the night, said the chairman of the Heimwegtelefon association, Conny Vogt, of the German Press Agency. She advocated either not turning off street lights at night or equipping them with motion detectors.

The British also want to use civilian police officers in bars and nightclubs in the future. The police in London are at the center of the criticism on the one hand, the alleged murderer of Sarah Everard is himself a police officer, on the other hand, the role of the police in a vigil at the weekend triggered massive criticism. Images of women being forcibly removed and wrestled on the ground made the rounds on social media. Women's rights organizations withdrew their trust in the police chief, Cressida Dick. She is accused of inappropriately responding to the incidents.