Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said there was "an epidemic of violence against women and girls" in the UK, while speaking at a community meeting held following the death of teenager Elianne Andam.Mr Khan met with community leaders at the Wellness Centre in the Whitgift shopping centre in Croydon as part of his Violence Reduction Unit's MyEnds programme.Community leaders quickly responded to reports of the attack on the 15-year-old on Wednesday morning, going to the scene to console "traumatised" wit

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said there was "an epidemic of violence against women and girls" in the UK, while speaking at a community meeting held following the death of teenager Elianne Andam.Mr Khan met with community leaders at the Wellness Centre in the Whitgift shopping centre in Croydon as part of his Violence Reduction Unit's MyEnds programme.Community leaders quickly responded to reports of the attack on the 15-year-old on Wednesday morning, going to the scene to console "traumatised" witnesses.A 17-year-old boy has been charged with Elianne's murder and remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on October 3.The capital has seen a series of high-profile cases in recent years where a woman has been killed, or is suspected of being killed, by a man.