On Monday 1st December, the first half of the Women Empowering Defence (WED) VAWG conference closed with “When the State Falls Short: Sentencing and the Failure to Confront VAWG”, delivered by Killed Women co-founder Carole Gould.

“Carole spoke with extraordinary courage about the tragic murder of her daughter, Ellie, aged 17, in May 2019. Ellie, a bright and ambitious sixth form student from Calne, Wiltshire, was murdered by her ex boyfriend following the end of their relationship, a case that highlighted the devastating consequences of stalking, intimate partner violence, and the gaps in the justice system.

Her session examined how failures in sentencing and systemic responses leave survivors vulnerable and families shattered. Carole’s advocacy shines a light on these failings, calling for stronger protections, accountability, and justice for victims of violence against women and girls.”

On display in the foyer were plaques from Killed Women’s Black and Blue Plaques: ‘Killed Here’ campaign of September 2024 (https://www.youtube.com/.../Ugkx2BSkTzc2OC9AtDq4Tp8NVkAvJ...), which were made in honour of seven women whose lives were robbed of a future after they were murdered by a man, and highlight the appalling disparity in sentencing between domestic homicides (the victims of which are predominantly women) and murders committed outside the home.

On 25th November 2025, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,
Killed Women launched ‘The VAWG Curriculum’ campaign.

This campaign, which ran for the duration of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, calls on the public, policymakers, educators and communities to take action today to build a safer future for women and girls.

Working in collaboration with a network of charities, influencers and partner organisations, this social media awareness campaign centres on a message of hope and prevention, with the message that violence against women and girls is not inevitable.

The campaign highlights the urgent need for action – and invites people to play their part in changing what the future looks like for the better.

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16 Days of actions – for us to take together, to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls.

Please follow us on our social channels, and share our campaign: X / LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky / TikTok / YouTube

For full details of our campaign, as it unfolded day by day, go to our dedicated webpage, where you will find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our various contributors:

On 31 October 2025, Killed Women launched a campaign to confront systemic failures that leave Black, minoritised and migrant (BMM) abuse victims and families unprotected and without justice. The campaign — Invisible Women — demands accountability, visibility and systemic reform across policing, Domestic Abuse-Related Death Reviews, inquests and support services.

Invisible Women is a family-led campaign founded by KW Co-Founder Jhiselle Feanny with support from Dr. Hannana Siddiqui of Southall Black Sisters. The campaign brings together the bereaved families of BMM women killed through domestic abuse and fatal male violence, both in public spaces and in the home.

The campaign launched with the release of:

●  The FILM Invisible Women: We Were Here, Where Were You?

●  The PLEDGE Invisible Women: We Were Here, Where Were You?

● The REPORT Invisible Women “Made Visible”: Learning from the Femicides of Black, Minoritised and Migrant Women

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CAMPAIGN PLEDGE - INVISIBLE WOMEN: WE WERE HERE, WHERE WERE YOU?

Invisible Women want justice and a government commitment to culturally competent, anti-racist practice and to amplifying bereaved families’ calls for change. By making your pledge you affirm your commitment to help us:

●  See and honour our women: Amplify bereaved families’ voices, and share the film, the report and the campaign in general.

●  Change practice: Commit to anti-racist, culturally competent responses across policy, policing and support, and remove barriers such as NRPF; while challenging institutional racism, bias and neglect.

●  Support: Back specialist ‘by and for’ services.

On Tuesday 14 October, Carole Gould and Jhiselle Feanny of Killed Women attended and spoke at a roundtable in Parliament organised by Amnesty Feminists and Make It Mandatory, where we heard powerful testimony about what the gap in teaching Relationships and Sexuality Education from the ages of 16-18 costs us.

At 'RSE to 18 – A Call to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls' we heard from educators who see it and from young people who’ve lived it.

Extending #RSEto18 is the bare minimum our government must do to deliver on their promise of halving violence against women and girls.

On Tuesday 30 September, Killed Women’s co-founders Carole Gould and Julie Devey went to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, to speak at the Rally Against Violence Towards Women and Girls.

They outlined two of KW’s current campaigns, which echo Queen Camilla’s comments that combatting VAWG must start with education followed by a robust judicial response: to extend Relationships and Sex Education in schools to 16-18-year-olds; and to level up the appalling and insulting 10-year disparity in sentencing for homicides committed inside the home (where the victims are predominantly women) and those committed outside, where a weapon has been ‘taken to the scene’.

Carole and Julie urged the government to act on these matters with urgency.

Carole’s closing remarks were: “Violence against women and girls is not inevitable. We cannot keep waiting for change, as lives are being lost and families are left shattered. We need to act now. You are the government and you have the power to make these societal changes happen.”

Reminding the members of the audience to make their voices heard by the Law Commission, who have been asked by the Ministry of Justice to review the law relating to homicide offences, Julie said: “We don’t want to just see a room full of people nodding and feeling sorry for us, we want people to take action, to respond.”

On 14th July, Killed Women were invited to the launch in Westminster of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner Dame Nicole Jacobs' "Learning From Loss" report, which aims to ensure that the learning identified from Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) is used to drive lasting and meaningful change.

To accompany the launch, Nicole Jacobs was interviewed for an article in the Guardian by Alexandra Topping, who wrote:

"The voices of women who have died at the hands of a partner or former partner in England and Wales are being ignored and the government is failing to heed warnings from their deaths, a damning new report from the domestic abuse commissioner has revealed."

"An examination of how the government learns lessons from the deaths of domestic abuse victims has found that half of the national recommendations made in domestic homicide reviews (DHRs) are not put into action, with only a quarter fully implemented.

The domestic abuse commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, told the Guardian that a study of DHRs – carried out whenever anyone over 16 is murdered in a domestic setting – revealed a “deeply concerning” lack of oversight at the top of government."

Many congratulations and heartfelt thanks to Taran, who surpassed himself with his Challenge No. 2 in June, raising funds (a fantastic £850) once again for Killed Women:

'The Fan Dance', 25km across the Brecon Beacons - while carrying a 20kg backpack!

In his own words: "What an experience! A gruelling challenge but a great day. Thank you to everyone that donated and helped raise the figure we did for Killed Women, it really means a lot!”

“My very talented friend Ben created this video to capture the memories - thank you @ben_arthur. Couldn’t have got through the day without @mixell3 and @crossfitcalne - thank you for showing support. Onto the next challenge.”

We await news of Challenge No. 3...

Killed Women's 'Killed Here: Black & Blue Plaques' campaign, devised for KW by creative communications agency Earnies, won the Grand Prix at the 2025 Drum Awards for Marketing.

Earnies described the campaign as follows: “If a person is killed outside the home, the minimum sentence is 25 years. But if someone is murdered in the safety of their own home? 15. And the victims? Mostly women, murdered by partners with a history of coercive control, in brutal acts of overkill.

With a female founder, a female CD, and staff of 85% women, we felt compelled to act. And so, the notion of using English Heritage plaques as a visual symbol to talk about domestic homicides, was born. But instead of their iconic blue, they turned ‘black and blue’. A far cry from their usual celebratory function.

Armed with a creative concept and a cause, we approached Killed Women, a charity supporting the bereaved families of women who were killed by men. Over months, we worked to gain the trust of seven families whose daughters were murdered in their homes - they told their stories, and agreed to take part in the campaign. Plaques of their loved ones were created in their memory, and gifted to each family. These were then placed on the victims’ houses where they were murdered, then taken to Westminster to lobby Government. The families’ plea: ‘Murder is murder, change the law’.

We had two objectives: To raise awareness of the charity, Killed Women, and ultimately, to change the law.”

Killed Women co-founder Carole Gould took part in Channel 5's new programme 'You Be the Judge: Crime & Punishment', which aired on Tuesday 6th May at 9pm.

What sentence would you give to someone who stabbed his ex-girlfriend thirteen times in her own home and tried to clean up the murder scene?

This challenging social experiment presented by Anne Robinson allows viewers the chance to compare their judgements about convicted criminals against real judges. The programme painstakingly reconstructs four actual sentencing hearings - a key part of the trial system that juries are absent from. It’s a controversial view of a part of the justice system we rarely see.

Carole Gould and Julie Devey have both spent time with students who have shown an interest in Killed Women’s work, and like to foster this interest through supporting any projects that students are undertaking at university as part of their degrees.

Carole and Gail O’Brien (whose daughter Elinor was murdered in August 2022) were interviewed by Libby O’Brien for her Media degree for a film focusing on traumatic grief (see next item), and Julie and Gail were interviewed by Cait Page for her Journalism degree. Please take some time to watch them.

For her final year project, BA Journalism student Cait Page has made a 15-minute documentary about Domestic Homicide, the laws surrounding murder in the home and the work that Killed Women are doing to get this changed. Cait’s film can be accessed from the button below:

As part of her media degree, Libby, the sister of Elinor O’Brien, who was killed by her abusive boyfriend in her Manchester flat in 2022, has made a powerful documentary on domestic homicides, trauma and the work of Killed Women.

Elinor’s mother, Gail Smith, has been taking part in Killed Women’s campaign calling for the government to change the way killers who strike behind closed doors are sentenced: she has highlighted the “shocking disparity” of 10 years between minimum sentences for killings that happen in a home and those that take place in public.

For her film, Libby interviewed Gail and also Carole Gould (whose daughter Ellie was murdered in 2019). Her finished film can be accessed from the button below:

On Thursday 6th March Killed Women were at Westminster to hear Jess Phillips MP read out the names of the 95 women and girls known to have been killed by a man in the past twelve months, as she has done for the past ten years, to mark International Women's Day.

Yesterday she did so for the first time from the front benches as a Home Office Minister. In another first she also recognised the women whose names do not make it onto the list:

"We remember the list of women who died from suicide, or in unclear, sinister and hidden circumstances where we know there was a history of domestic abuse or sexual violence. Those women's names will not make it on to this list, because nobody has ever been held accountable for their deaths. Today I promise that we are working on these hidden homicides. They deserve better. They deserve justice."

On Day One of the 16 Days of Activism we highlighted Daniel Wing and his family, who bravely share their story of loss in the two-part documentary, ‘Who Murdered You, Mum?’.

This global release shines a light on “Hidden Homicides”—deaths that are often overlooked and mischaracterised as incidental, accidental, suspicious, suicide, or deliberately staged to appear so. These deaths are frequently ignored due to poor policing and represent an epidemic with unpublished figures doubling the already known statistic of 2 to 3 women dying every week in the UK.

Our co-founder, Jhiselle Feanny, also features in the documentary, sharing insight and demanding accountability.

Watch. Share. Join us. Together, we can demand the change, and end Violence Against Women and Girls.

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How to watch Crime+Investigation

UK: Freeview - 67. Sky: Crime+Investigation HD 156 and 256 (+1) / SD 835. Watch on demand on Sky Go. Sky Glass / Sky Stream: Crime+Investigation HD 142. Virgin Media: Crime+Investigation HD 133 and 333 (+1).

Ireland: Sky: Crime+Investigation HD 156 and 256 (+1) / SD 835. Vodafone: Crime+Investigation HD 230.

Killed Women took part in the "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence" campaign in November-December 2024.

On each day we remembered a woman or women/girls (from the many hundreds which - tragically - we could have chosen), killed at the hands of violent men in the UK:

Banaz Mahmood; Kelly Fitzgibbons, and her daughters Ava and Lexi; Joanne Tulip; Raneem Oudeh and Khoala Saleem; Gemma Marjoram; Harshita Brella; Claire Tavener (Willmott); Julie Butcher; Jan Mustafa; Megan Newborough; Joanna Simpson; Elinor O'Brien; Ellie Gould; Holly Newton; Fawziyah Javed; Poppy Devey Waterhouse

On Day Five we highlighted 5 essential facts about femicide:
1. Women and girls are most likely to be killed by those closest to them.
2. Femicide is a universal problem.
3. The true scale of femicide is likely much higher than the numbers show.
4. Some groups of women and girls face greater risk. Women in the public eye, including those in politics, women human rights defenders, and journalists are often targets of deliberate acts of violence, both online and offline, with some leading to fatal outcomes and intentional killings.
And finally,
5. Femicide can and must be prevented.

Enough is enough. There are no excuses.

December 2024. Whilst Killed Women welcome the proposed wholesale reform of sentencing for homicides, and we acknowledge that the implementation of statutory ‘aggravating factors’ for strangulation and ending a relationship is a step forward, we know from our own cases that these aggravating factors carry no significant weighting in sentencing - perhaps a year for each factor at most.

By only using the aggravating factor route to potentially harsher sentences, the government are continuing to say that domestic murderers ARE NOT as dangerous as those who murder strangers outside the home. During a recent meeting with Minister Alex Davies-Jones and Minister Sir Nic Dakin, we had the impression that they agreed with us that the two types of murderer were equally dangerous. The measures they are proposing today do not, however, reflect this.

It is therefore disappointing that the Government are delaying the equalisation of sentencing for homicides that take place in the home to be on a par with homicides in the street. The former disproportionally apply to women and, with all the rhetoric about halving violence against women and girls, it is hard to comprehend why the Government are not backing our campaign to put these dangerous offenders behind bars for longer. We believe that families should play a crucial role throughout the process of any changes being made to sentencing, as they know first-hand the impact and devastation that these murders create.

We understand the counter argument about not wanting women who have been victims of domestic violence to receive the same tougher sentencing if they become perpetrators, but in such cases these women should be exempted from the sentencing guidelines on the grounds of diminished responsibility or self defence.

This would require training for judges, barristers and police, for them to acquire a better understanding of why women kill, which would take only months rather than years. Once the judiciary have this deeper understanding, they will be better placed to inform juries, who have to consider evidence but do not have the tools to do so at present.

It is distressing for us to realise that, despite all the meetings and conversations that we have held over the past five years with both sides of the House, Domestic Murders are still not considered to have the same level of severity as murders by strangers.

The continued absence of any proper plan by the Government to tackle this inequality in sentencing is appalling. The fact that the Ministry of Justice continues to simply try to use aggravating factors to bring Domestic Homicides in line with other murders under the banner of “tougher sentences”, demonstrates that victims and victims’ families are not a priority for this Government.

We will continue to campaign on behalf of victims and their families to make the change that’s needed.

Julie, Carole and Elaine

On 17th September 2024, members of Killed Women were at Westminster for the launch of our Black & Blue Plaques: 'Killed Here' campaign, in conjunction with Earnies creative communications agency.

Blue plaques can be seen on the side of some buildings to signify that a famous person once lived there, commemorating the lives and talents of the former residents. And on 16 September seven more plaques were temporarily added to homes in Britain. 

But these ones are different. They are both black AND blue, and tragically don’t represent a person who was able to fulfil their potential. They are in honour of seven women whose lives were robbed of a future after they were murdered by a man. Each bespoke plaque includes the woman’s name, their lifespan and the words “killed here”, along with the sentence given to the killer and the words ‘“Murder is murder, change the law”.

Under current laws, if a murderer has brought a weapon to a scene with intent to kill, he or she would expect to be jailed for 25 years. However, if you kill someone with a weapon already at the scene the starting point is 15 years. “Sentencing for women murdered in the home by a domestic weapon is unfair. Currently, murderers receive around ten years less in prison for killing in the home than they do if they kill on the street - which is insulting to the victims and their families.” 

“We want the symbolism of these plaques to raise this issue in the House of Commons. The Government showed a refreshing approach to the riots this summer and we want this issue to be granted the same attention, in honouring the pledges made by the previous Government. While this won’t bring our loved one’s home, at the very least, families of future victims will be consoled by the knowledge that justice has been served.” 

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Killed Women’s Fallen Women campaign calls for the deaths of all women who have fallen from a height to be reviewed by police to identify whether domestic abuse may have been a feature.

We want official data collection to track the number of women who die after falling from a height each year, and believe that domestic abuse should be a key line of inquiry for police in all such cases.

Criminologist Professor Jane Monckton Smith estimates there are around 130 primarily female victims killed every year in England and Wales whose deaths are not investigated or prosecuted as homicides.

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The campaign opening coincided with the Channel 4 documentary ‘The Push: Murder on the Cliff’ which follows the case of Fawziyah Javed, who died after being pushed off Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh by her husband in 2021.

Fawziyah’s mother Yasmin, a member of the Killed Women network, said: ‘Domestic abusers will continue to get away with murder if we don’t ensure the cases of so-called fallen women are rigorously investigated by authorities. We must have a system that delivers justice for these women.’

‘The Push’ has won ‘Best Programme’ at the Asian Media Awards and ‘Best Documentary Series’ at the Grierson Awards. This telling of Fawziyah’s story has helped people leave abusive relationships and saved lives around the world.

During 2023, Killed Women and research organisation Ipsos conducted an anonymous survey for relatives of women killed by male violence.

The aim of the survey was to better understand the experiences of bereaved families and what changes must be made to ensure women are protected, families supported and justice delivered.

The findings from the survey have now been collated into a report (entitled ‘YOU WERE TOLD: A Voice for Killed Women’), published and shared with the public at our Westminster event on 5th December 2023, entitled The Final Protest.

The report is the first national survey of the bereaved families of women killed by men, finding that two thirds of family members said that the killer had a prior history of violence or abuse, with 78% of respondents who said that there was a history of abuse towards the victim reporting that at least one service knew about the abuse prior to the killing.

Moreover, the missed opportunities to prevent the killing of their loved ones was just one of a litany of failures revealed in the survey. The report outlines numerous recommendations for Government to consider helping bring justice to the families of the women killed and make the UK a safer place for our daughters, sisters, mothers and loved ones.

“The statistics of this report, and the devastating testimony given by the families, demand an urgent response from those who hold the power to save women’s lives. The Final Protest shines a light on these issues in a way that can’t be ignored. Nothing can bring these women back but, using their voices, we can push for policy and action that focuses on prevention and intervention to stop these terrible crimes from happening, and a justice system that responds with absolute intolerance when they do.”

Be a voice for Killed Women and demand change. Click on the button below to access the report - and send it to your MP.

This consultation, published by the Ministry of Justice, considered:

- raising starting points for killings with a history of coercive and controlling abuse or with a weapon;

- and whether murderers who use a knife or other weapon already at the crime scene should also face steeper starting points – which would result in higher minimum jail terms in these cases.

Julie Devey, Carole Gould and Elaine Newborough of Killed Women discuss these - and related - issues in a short film entitled

‘The Change That’s Needed’

These three mothers of Killed Women were interviewed by Julie Etchingham for ITV’s Tonight programme on Thursday 22 February 2024, at 8.30pm:

‘Murdered at Home’

CONSULTATION CLOSED 4 MARCH 2024

The Ministry of Justice is now considering its response to the public consultation following 5,200 responses.

On 5th December 2023, Victoria Tower Gardens in Westminster was transformed with a powerful installation of over 100 protest placards, each one representing a woman killed by a man within the previous 12 months.

‘The Final Protest’, staged by Killed Women and integrated marketing agency VML (formerly Wunderman Thompson), aligned with the launch of KW’s new report ‘YOU WERE TOLD: A Voice for Killed Women’, which has found that the vast majority of murders and manslaughters of women by men were preventable.

VML’s involvement in the campaign came after learning that the sister of a colleague was killed by her recently ex-boyfriend in 2018. Poppy Devey Waterhouse was only 24 years old when she was killed after she ended the relationship.

‘The Final Protest’ was a protest with a difference. The only attendees were women who had been killed by men during the past year. The placards – all 108 of them – featured a message from the women, written by their families, to give them back their voice. Among the messages are: ‘Am I now just ‘another killed woman’?, ‘There is no justice’ and ‘He stabbed me 23 times, my family feel every one’.

The silent but powerful protest was followed by a march from Victoria Tower Gardens to Parliament Square, with many families and friends of the victims involved.

‘The Final Protest’ was also supported by social activity, both organic and influencer, across the rest of the week, encouraging viewers to read the report and email their MP.

Anna Ryder, Director of Killed Women, said: “For the first time, this survey has allowed us to paint a more comprehensive picture of the experiences of bereaved families and the failings that led to their loved ones’ deaths. That picture is bleak. The statistics of this report, and the devastating testimony given by the families, demand an urgent response from those who hold the power to save women’s lives.”

Zebedee Devey Waterhouse, creative at VML and brother of Poppy Devey Waterhouse, said: “It’s been empowering to be able to harness the talent and kindness of the people I work with and use it to further a cause so close to my heart. At school, my sister Poppy was voted by her classmates as ‘the most likely to change the world’. Since she was killed, my family and I have taken on the mantle through our work with Killed Women.”

Killed Women were at The Table of Love and Loss, the memorial event in loving memory of Jan Mustafa, in East Ham Town Hall on Sunday afternoon, 3rd December.

Now in its second year, the one day event, which was open to the public, provided an opportunity to offer solidarity and hope to bereaved families who have lost relatives in tragic circumstances, while helping wider society to learn about individual cases and the ordeal that relatives of victims face.

Among those attending were charities and organisations specialising in domestic abuse, mental health crisis, suicide, honour based abuse, stalking, homicide, road rage, knife crime, drugs & alcohol, missing persons, support for bereaved families, modern slavery and forced marriage.

Representatives from the London Probation Victim Contact Scheme and Metropolitan Police were also present. Guest speakers included Anjum Mouj from the London Black Women’s Project, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE – Mayor of Newham, Detective Sergeant Isla Edwards (MPS Specialist Crime South), Lejla Dauti, who helps amplify stories from domestic abuse victims, and youth mentor and spoken word artist Quinton Milise.

Anna, Carole, Jhiselle and Julie were invited to the 2023 Women of the Year event in London on 16th October as founders of Killed Women. They report:

‘Although it was really tough at times, listening to others and meeting new people, we got through it and were pleased that we attended. The room was full of the most amazing women: women who were exploring the Arctic, leading robotic science companies or changing the law, to name but a few.

Everyone we met was shocked when they heard our personal stories, and offered their support. It was an exhausting yet incredible day, making sure that more and more change-makers hear about Killed Women.’

‘An utterly surreal day at the Women of the Year event. It was bitter sweet but we received overwhelming support for our work from - among many others - Penny Mordant, Julie Etchingham, Baroness Casey and Gabby Bertin from the House of Lords. It was also humbling to listen to Merope Mills, Martha’s mum, and her journey to achieve Martha’s Rule within the NHS, as well as hear from so many other inspirational women.’

‘As women, we sometimes get to do some amazing things. I felt honoured and fortunate to have been one of the 450 extraordinary women invited to the celebration that was the 2023 Woman of the Year Awards. ❤️’

15 to 16 March 2023

Killed Women attended the Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) conference in Swindon: “Anyway, listening isn’t enough” - A conference to help raise the status of victims of domestic abuse and bereaved families.

Speakers included: bereaved family members; Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales; Jess Phillips MP, Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding; Professor Bianca Harper, of Arizona State University.

The Killed Women campaign, led by bereaved families and many of the families of women killed this year and for years before, joined Jess Phillips on the afternoon of Thursday 9th March in the chamber of the House of Commons for the International Women’s Day debate as she read this year's list of women slain.

‘The families of the Killed Women Campaign who join us here today would want me to make clear that lessons are not being learned. Warm words are no longer enough. We honour these women not by reading out their names, not by doing any of the promises that happen in this place. We honour them with deeds, not with words.’

We are so grateful to Taran Padam and Michelle Farrow for taking part in the Cheltenham Half Marathon in September 2024. They completed it in record time and raised £1,975 for Killed Women. Two wonderful young people!

And to Clare Reeves for undertaking the Manchester Half Marathon in October. As she is not usually a runner, this was a fantastic achievement for Clare - and she raised £2,100 while doing it!

To help fill the void created by the third missed birthday of Megan, their beautiful, loving and beloved daughter, sister, relative and friend, on 10 August 2024 the many members and supporters of the Megan Newborough Foundation held their second ‘sold-out’ Dance for Meg barn dance, with a fish and chips dinner and a hugely successful auction.

Megan was brutally murdered by her work colleague in August 2021, at the age of 23. The aim of the Foundation is to raise money primarily for organisations and charities associated with women who are victims of domestic violence and homicide. The Dance raised another £3,000, to be shared between: Killed Women; White Ribbon UK; and also Dog’s Trust, the latter chosen because of how much Megan loved her pets and how inseparable she was from her dog, Frank.

Planning is already underway for the third Dance for Meg in August 2025!

Every December, just after Christmas, the members of Codswallop FC play their annual fundraising match against White Chocolate Wanderers, in memory and in honour of their much loved and greatly missed sister, cousin and friend, Poppy Devey Waterhouse, who should be 29 years old but was murdered when she was only 24.

Wanderers just shaded 2023’s game, winning 2-1 - but nothing beats the hard-earned post-game fish and chips from Codswallop in Frome!

This year the players raised a hearty £270 for Killed Women. Astonishing generosity from the nicest bunch of people who kick a football around (and the occasional ankle…). Thanks for honouring Poppy and all Killed Women.

Many congratulations and heartfelt thanks to both Jack and Jamie, who raised funds (over £11,000 in total) and awareness for Killed Women in 2023. Jack ran the London Marathon on 23rd April, and Jamie took on the immense challenge of the Mozart 100, a 105km mountainous race around Salzburg, on 17th June. Both Jack and Jamie ran in memory of their friend Poppy Devey Waterhouse, who was violently murdered by her recently ex-boyfriend in her own home in December 2018.

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