In a statement Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson said there is “shock and devastation” across Derry after a woman was found dead in the Waterside area of the city.
“Our heartfelt thoughts are with this woman’s loved ones as they face the unimaginable loss which this horrific crime has brought upon them.”
“A young woman’s life was taken in the latest act of violence against women and girls and I appeal to anyone with information to bring it forward to the PSNI,” she added.
Ferguson said: “The Executive’s Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls sets out how it aims to tackle this scourge in our society”.
“But we must all do more to confront the causes and cultures behind this violence and to do everything possible to bring the harm and abuse of women to an end.”