'Small simple steps have yet to be addressed by the PSNI or by the justice system and that is just one perfect example of why people's confidence is through the floor'
PSNI stations resembling 'conflict barracks' are a physical barrier to female victims of violence reporting crimes, it is claimed.
Slieve Gullion Sinn Fein rep, Declan Murphy raised concerns over Troubles era police stations in the district, saying: "I am on the PCSP and I have been speaking about this for years. For example a victim arriving into Ardmore police station in Newry, which looks more like a conflict barracks, even if they haven't been assaulted, but there is just a potential of it, women and girls have to speak publicly in front of other people to say what the issue is because there is no privacy.
In recent weeks, the public outcry over the rise of violence against women has seen thousands of people attend a rally in Derry in the wake of a number of attacks in the city. In at least 20 of the 24 deaths the killers, or suspects, were well-known to the women, with 18 of the women being killed in their own homes.
"On the back of that the person got charged with four different offences, but his case ends up in the magistrates court, where the maximum is six month sentence and of course it is not going to go that far. And he gets a £250 fine for each offence. Spokesperson for the Executive Office, Jane McCarthy responded: "To acknowledge what you are talking about, we have heard it and we have discussed it with the PSNI and the justice system. We have talked to people who have recognised those issues, and our next steps are how we address them together.
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