What happened?

A young mother, Katherine Smith, was stabbed 33 times to death by a man two months after they've met on a dating site. Anthony Lowe was jailed for a minimum of 18 years for murder.

Lowe, who faked his identity as Tony Moore, lied as 10 years younger when they chatted on Plenty of Fish. He killed Katherine and took her car, then began approaching more women on Facebook.

Katherine’s mother Debbie says "If my daughter had known he had a criminal record she wouldn't have gone out with him."

How can we stop this?

10 million people are dating app users in the UK and a third of relationships started this way. It’s crucial to make our online space safer before another tragedy happens. Firms have a social responsibility to prevent abuse on their platforms.

• We call on companies to ask for proof of ID documents and to carry out criminal record checks to prevent offenders from registering any accounts.
• We plead with the authorities to do more by urging companies that operate dating sites and apps to prevent predators from preying on victims.
• This would assist law enforcement to concentrate resources on offenders who pose the most harm to our society.

Please sign and share our petition now.