A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a trans teenage girl was stabbed multiple times in a “shocking and violent attack,” a court has heard. On 10 February, an 18-year-old was stabbed 14 times in an alleged attack at a rollerskating party in Masons Avenue in Wealdstone, London. On 13 February, Summer Betts-Ramsey, 19, was charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in public and appeared in court. The Government’s priority should be on tackling the rising levels of violence trans+ people are facing on a daily basis. “In Galop’s services, we’re seeing increasing numbers of young trans+ and non-binary people being subjected to bullying, abuse and violence.

Source: The Times February 15, 2024 04:38 UTC