Hundreds of mourners gathered in east London on Saturday for a silent march in white for Zara Aleena, who was murdered in the early hours on his way home from a night out. The participants made their way to her front door on the night of death to “take her to a place where she would have been safe.”
At the same time, they demonstrated against violence against women and girls. Many participants wore white clothes as a sign of protest, with pictures of the victim and bouquets of flowers in their hands.
Police blocked several streets so the crowd could make their way from the scene of the attack to the door of the 35-year-old’s apartment.
Murder minutes from home
Zara Aleena was murdered a week ago just minutes from her apartment while walking home at night. A 29-year-old suspect is incarcerated on charges of murder, attempted rape and theft. The case commemorates the murder of Londoner Sarah Everard, who was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a police officer on his way home in March 2021.
“Change mindset”
Aleena’s aunt Farah Naz stressed that the family wanted things to change and that the political leadership had taken action to prevent violence. “It’s not about making roads safe, it’s about changing the mindset,” Naz said. The silent march began at 2:17 PM (3:17 PM local time) — Aleena was attacked at 2:17 AM on the night of June 26 — and followed the route she would have taken home. The goal is to “bring her safely where she belongs,” the family said.
Source: Krone
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