Number of women seeking self-defence classes soars
Number of women seeking self-defence classes soars amid fears they are unsafe on the street after deaths of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa Defensive training firms say inquiries from women for classes have risen by 50% Comes amid fears that streets are unsafe following the deaths of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard ONS data shows 29% of females aged 16 to 34 believe they've been followed
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The number of women seeking self-defence classes has soared amid growing concerns that they are unsafe on the streets.
Companies specialising in defensive training say inquiries have risen by 50 per cent since the deaths of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa.
It comes after Office for National Statistics research indicated that 29 per cent of females aged 16 to 34 believe they have been followed at some point.
The number of women seeking self-defence classes has soared amid growing
