The Lagan Valley MP told the Commons last week that she was a ‘survivor of abuse’.

The accused will appear in court in Newry on Wednesday.

The chief executive of Women's Aid said high-profile rape cases like Nikita Hand's can be encouraging for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual abuse, but added that there is "backlash that comes with it".

Andrew Muir was answering an urgent question in the Assembly following the killing of four women in the region in six weeks.

Simon Harris said there are ‘far too few men’ who will stand up for the rights of a victim of violence.

The demonstrations come after a member of the Defence Forces received a fully-suspended sentence for an assault on a woman in Limerick City

Puska’s sentence reopened conversations from when Ms Murphy was killed last year, about how many women perceive men in general to be a threat to their safety

Scott Donegan (38) has been jailed for seven years and 10 months

He said 1996 LP Murder Ballads contained violence ‘towards everybody’.

Shocking statistics on the prevalence of sexual violence must lead to a drive to change the way society acts, says Professor Louise Crowley of UCC

Roberta Metsola has been vocal in speaking out about violence against women.

Police have previously made two arrests but no-one has been charged.

Bruna Fonseca, 28, was killed in Cork city on New Year’s Day, just months after she moved to Ireland.