PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has said he has “significant concerns” over the force’s capacity to deal with violence against women and girls.
Mr Boutcher told MPs in the UK there is currently an acceptance in society of misogyny which he has never seen before.
He was asked during an appearance before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee about concerns around the levels of violence against women in Northern Ireland.
At the weekend, police launched a murder investigation after young mother Amy Doherty was killed in Derry. A man has been arrested.
On Monday, Stephen McCullagh was convicted at Belfast Crown Court of the murder of his pregnant partner…