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Maybe take it as an opportunity to teach her about her rights under the law and divert attention away from the fear element to something more empowering? Could be easier said than done.
Also I realise this might only be mildly comforting, but boys are much more likely to be victims of crime than girls.
counter with the not all men argument
Being frank, I'd really like an engagement in the all men discussion. I don't want this to come across as negating what women deal with but, men commit almost all the violent crime - be that against women or men. That's not to open up a debate about who has it worse, but to point out the common denominator.
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So many questions unanswered. Was he tipped off? His supposed reputation and nickname must have been earned - why ignored? Met disowning him, despite their obvious responsibility. And it doesn’t strike me as a ‘first time’ crime also. Are we going to be serious about male violence towards women - and please government don’t counter with the not all men argument. I have an eight year-old asking me what she can do. I don’t know what to say to her. I have explained what happened and she has asked who she can trust. At this stage, do we really know?
Edit - also just witnessed some horrible misogyny on the train home (guy shouting at a woman because she wouldn't chat to him - interrupted by a brilliant woman nearby before most other people knew or had seen what was going on, including me, but some damage done emotionally already - also may have coloured my above rant). F*ck me this place can be shit sometimes.