Jill Saward | |
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Born | |
Died | 5 January 2017 Wolverhampton, England | (aged 51)
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Campaigner, author, political candidate |
Known for | Rape survivor and campaigner |
Political party | Independent |
Spouses | Gary Huxley (m. 1988–1992)Gavin Drake (m. 1993) |
Parent | Michael Saward |
Relatives | Joe Saward (brother) Henry George Kendall (great grandfather) |
Website | www |
Jill Saward (14 January 1965 – 5 January 2017[2]), also known by her married name Jill Drake, was an English campaigner on issues relating to sexual violence.
She was the victim of a violent robbery and rape in 1986 at a vicarage in Ealing, London, a crime for which the perpetrators' relatively lenient sentences led indirectly to changes in the law. Saward was the first rape victim in Britain to waive her right to anonymity.[3]