Watch as Kilmarnock mother and daughter are named in parliament among 118 women killed by men

A Kilmarnock mother and daughter were among 118 women's names recited in the House of Commons earlier this week.

Emma Robertson Coupland and Nicole Anderson were included in a devastating list of women who have been killed by men in the past year.

Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips spent more than four minutes reading aloud the names of women who were victims of domestic violence or attacks in the past 12 months.

MPs listened in stunned silence as the Labour shadow minister for domestic violence recited the list, as she has has done each year in the parliament’s International Women’s Day debate.

Emma, 39, and Nicole, 24, were murdered in the town on Thursday, February 4 just minutes apart by Emma's estranged ex-partner Steven Robertson.

Nicole Anderson and Emma Robertson (UGC)

Robertson, 40, was later found dead after a car he was driving crashed into a tree on the C50, between the B7036 and A76 near Ochiltree.

Ms Phillips read aloud the heartbreaking list in the wake of the disappearance of Sarah Everard, who was abducted and murdered as she walked home in south London.

Ahead of the debate, Ms Phillips said random attacks on the street were a “rarity” but violence against women was not.

Sarah Everard went missing after leaving a friend's home (PA)

The MP said that violence against women is an epidemic which requires far more attention and resources.

Ms Phillips said: “The reality is that it’s not a rare crime. Since last week when Sarah first went missing, six women and a little girl have been reported as being killed at the hands of men.

“So it’s not particularly rare and the fear that women live with is an everyday thing.

"For most women they have had some form of experience that they feel frightened of and the message that they should be sending out is not one about what women should or shouldn’t do.

“It is about how serious violence against women and girls is and how it is an epidemic that we have to put far more attention and resource into.”

Call Refuge’s National Domestic Abuse Helpline for free and confidential advice, 24 hours a day on 0808 2000 247 or through the contact form or live chat service. If you are a male victim, you can access support through the Men’s Advice Helpline on 0808 8010327. Other specialist support services are available. If you are in immediate danger, call 999 and ask for the police.

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