Grange condemns deadly Hanover attack on pregnant mother and her children

Gender Minister, Olivia Grange,  is condemning Wednesday's deadly attack on a pregnant woman and her two children in Hanover.

It’s reported that 38-year-old Abanique Cunningham and her two children, four-year-old Shanique Coote and seven-year-old Jayanna Coote, were chopped to death.

In a statement, Grange described the incident as tragic and the most horrific case of gender-based violence in the strongest sense of the word. 

She said this latest incident brings into focus the importance of efforts to eliminate gender-based violence and to transform the ways in which to bring about a change in how women are perceived.

“Governmental action is vital to prevent and end gender violence, but success requires people speaking up. I note that the police have made an arrest in this case, and I encourage anyone with any information that can assist in this case to make a report to the police,” Grange said.

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