Jill saward who was the first rape victim to waive her right to anonymity has died at the age of 51. She was assaulted during a burglary at herfathers vicarage in ealing in west london in 1986. At the trial, the judge caused controversy when he said her suffering had been not so great. Jill saward went on to campaign on behalf of victims of Sexual Violence as well as help to train Police Officers and judges. Tonight the attorney Generaljeremy Wright said her tireless campaigning had helped ensure victims were now at the heart of the criminal justice system. Phil mackie looks back at her life. It is part of my past now, and when i talk about rape, it doesnt hurt me. The victim of what became known as the Ealing Vicarage rape, jill saward was just 21 when she was attacked by burglars, who broke into herfathers vicarage in ealing in west london. Tv newsreader the hunt for the vicarage rapists. The case was the focus of Massive Media attention, not least because the perpetrators of the rap
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