Trish Long expresses her deep frustration at the latest stories of violence against women and wonders if anything has really changed.

The visibly upset woman came to give evidence at the bail hearing and said she and their child had to move into a refuge.

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Headlines this week highlighting the need to end the use of Therapy and Councilling notes in court cases relating to gender and sexual based violence. It is time @jimocallaghantd listens to survivors and experts who are calling to a total ban on the use of notes, not some kind of half measure. We must listen to survivors, Remove the roadblocks and end the use of these notes. ✊️

Police say that the woman was alleged sexually abused and gangraped when she was a minor.