I fear for my daughters. All parents worry about their children from time to time. I remember when I first became a mum, I would occasionally be hit by waves of panic – what would I do if anything happened to this tiny human that I loved more than anything else in the world? But this feels different.
We are fortunate to live in a country where mass murder is rare, especially those involving the young. But in the past month three children have been killed while they enjoyed a dance class, and an 11-year-old was stabbed eight times by a stranger in broad daylight in central London. All the victims were girls, while both alleged perpetrators were men. I fear for my daughters because they are female.
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