Sarah Everard vigil: Hundreds gather at Exeter Cathedral
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Hundreds of people gathered outside Exeter Cathedral
Hundreds have gathered at a vigil in Exeter to highlight violence against women in the wake of Sarah Everard's death.
Protestors came together on the cathedral green on Saturday from around 18:00 GMT.
Many women came forward to share stories of the sexual and physical abuse and violence they have suffered.
One said: "I feel like it's a privilege I haven't been raped - that shouldn't be a privilege."
Another said women "shouldn't have to fight to walk the streets at night".

Some of the attendees spoke to the crowd about their own stories of sexual assault
The organisers described themselves as a community "enraged by injustice" in the Facebook page for the event.
They wrote: "We need to listen to one another, to hear people who have been historically silenced."
The vigil comes a day after three men were arrested in connection with the sexual assault of two women on a University of Exeter campus on 7 March.

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