Victims in the wake of Sarah
Women who have been killed in Leicestershire since horror of March
AT least four women have been killed – allegedly at the hands of men – in Leicestershire since the murder of Sarah Everard in March.
Since Met Police officer Wayne Couzens was convicted of Ms Everard’s kidnap, rape and murder last week, campaign groups and charities have called for immediate action to tackle violence against women.
According to campaigning website Counting Dead Women, since the death of Ms Everard, 81 women have been killed in circumstances where a suspect is a man.
Of those, four happened in Leicestershire and men have since been charged with their killings.
However, investigations are ongoing into the deaths of women not mentioned in the list.
These are the women whose deaths have been highlighted:
GEETIKA GOYAL
The 29-year-old was found fatally stabbed
in Uppingham Close, Leicester, on Thursday, March 4.
At the city’s crown court on April 12, Kashish Aggarwal, 28, of Wintersdale Road, Thurncourt, pleaded not guilty to murder. A trial is set for this month.
SMITA MISTRY
Ms Mistry, 32, was found dead in a house in the Saffron Lane area of Leicester on Tuesday, March 23.
Frank Farrell, 36, of St Peter’s Road, Leicester, pleaded not guilty to her murder during a short hearing at Leicester Crown
Court on April 19. He is set to stand trial in November.
MEGAN NEWBOROUGH
The 23-year-old, from Nuneaton, was found in Charley Road, near Woodhouse Eaves, in the early hours of August 8, having been reported missing the day before.
Ross McCullam, of Windsor Close, Coalville, has been charged with her murder and appeared at Leicester Crown Court via video link on October 1.
However, his barrister, Clare Wade QC, requested an adjournment for the preparation
of psychiatric reports and no plea was entered. The hearing was adjourned to Friday, November 26.
INGRID MATTHEW
Ms Matthew, 54, was found dead at a house in Lincoln Street, Highfields, after police were called on Saturday, September 11.
Her son, Aaron Matthew, 18, of Lincoln Street, has been charged with her murder. His case was adjourned for a plea and trial preparation hearing at Leicester Crown Court on Monday, November 22, and he was remanded back into custody.