‘It's about rage': Hundreds rally against women killed by violence
Hundreds marched in Gosford on Sunday after the alleged murder of Audrey Griffin by a stranger who was spared jail two months before her death.
Adrian Noel Torrens was placed on a community corrections order despite a history of domestic violence abuses and breaching apprehended violence orders when he allegedly murdered Griffin as she walked home from a night out with friends in Gosford in March.
Torrens was found dead in his prison cell on Thursday, days after he was charged with murder. Police say his death is not suspicious.
The Central Coast rally against violence encouraged attendees to 'march in fury', demanding change from politicians. At least 24 women have been killed this year, said Australian Femicide Watch.
The hundreds-strong crowd marched from Gosford waterfront park to Central Coast Leagues Club.
Supporters chanted: '24 too many! How many more? Stop killing women! Change the law!'
Another chant went: 'Say it once, say it again! No excuse for violent men! When our right to safety is under attack, stand up, fight back!'
On signs, messages read: stop killing women; women's rights are human rights; #24 too many, no excuse for violent men; girls just wanna be safe; our girls deserve change.
Sarah Williams, a rally co-organiser and chief executive of What Were You Wearing Australia, said it was time that Australia got angry, describing Sunday as 'a day to rage and demand action'.
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