In 2017 Cathy Burke, a 55-year-old retired civil servant, was violently murdered in her own home and six weeks later, 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos disappeared on her walk home from work on Christmas Eve. Iuliana’s story gained huge traction, and the MET very quickly tracked down the killer – Kasim Lewis, who, to the MET’s shock, had Cathy’s DNA at his home as well as Iuliana’s. Only half of this story made the headlines and if Cathy’s murder had been resolved sooner there’s a chance Iuliana’s death might’ve been prevented.

Dermot Murnaghan is joined by former Met Police Detective Superintendent Shabnam Chaudhri, to understand why it is that some cases get more coverage than others and what learnings the Police need to take to protect women’s safety.

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