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Jessica Ennis-Hill said she was shocked yesterday by the abuse she received on social media for voicing her disapproval of Sheffield United re-signing convicted rapist Ched Evans.
Upon hearing the news that United had accepted a request from the Professional Footballers Association to allow Evans to train with the club following his release from prison, the Olympic heptathlon champion said she would want her name removed from the stand at Bramall Lane.
The 28-year-old then received threatening messages she read on Twitter last month, with one vile user writing that he hoped Evans raped Ennis-Hill.
Gisele Pelicot said ‘shame must change sides.’ We may think we agree, but, argues LOUISE RAW, society still has some way to go
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
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