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Kill accused’s ‘Jesus’ claim
me, personally and politically. It gave me such a massive confidence boost and I really believed in it. It really changed me and made me feel a lot stronger and more capable than I was beforehand.”
But with her higher profile came the prospect of dealing with sexist abuse from trolls on social media.
“There was so much abuse online, which I still get. It’s hard, but because I’ve seen it happen to other women, it made
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it less personal. That’s when I realised I was doing the right thing by fighting inequality. It reassured me there was still a need to be campaigning.
“This sort of thing is happening to women all of the time. I am not unique in that. Even though the #Metoo movement was so phenomenal and changed so much, it’s actually changed more for men. It’s punishing men more than believing women and supporting them through stuff, so there is definitely more we have to do.”
Nicola will do a reading at Sunday’s rally, which will call for a global law to protect women from sexual harassment, violence and abuse in the workplace.
Care International’s March4women is at Central Hall, Westminster, London, on Sunday, 2.15pm. march4women.co.uk A MAN who said he was Jesus stabbed his aunt to death, a court heard.
Jordan Clarke, 22, allegedly killed Samantha Clarke, 38, at the family home last April.
Psychiatrist Dr Andrew Iles told the court he likely had a psychotic disorder.
He said: “He was paranoid. He told his father he was Jesus. He wanted to rename himself Emperor.”
Clarke, of Brixton, South London, denies murder.
The trial at Blackfriars crown court continues.