Sophie Narme was found dead with her Chanel belt around her neck on the floor of a Paris flat she had shown to a client that day. The year-old estate agent had been drugged, raped, strangled and stabbed with a knife on Rue Marin, on December 4, With no witnesses, the case went cold for decades. Eight years later, an year-old woman β also an estate agent, known by the pseudonym Marion- narrowly escaped a strikingly similar attack. Inside the Seine-et-Marne flat, in Paris, the man pounced.
When Marion bent down to take room measurements, she felt a knife against her neck while a piece of fabric soaked in ether β the same anaesthetic used on Sophie β was pressed over her mouth. She had seen his face and could help investigators draw a portrait of the suspect. In August , police found a DNA match. If you have been the victim of rape, either recently or historically, and are looking for help, support is out there.
Read more here. Her ordeal continued for 10 years, from the time the family lived in Paris and after they had moved miles away to Mazan. The abuse only came to light after Mr Pelicot was caught upskirting women at a supermarket in Carpentras in September On November 25, Metro launched This Is Not Right, a year-long campaign to address the relentless epidemic of violence against women.
Throughout the year we will be bringing you stories that shine a light on the sheer scale of the epidemic. With the help of our partners at Women's Aid, This Is Not Right aims to engage and empower our readers on the issue of violence against women.
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