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False rape claims

 
bdaTryangle 2023-03-14 16:09:58 

8 and a half years for false accusations of rape

Crazy.

A woman who falsely claimed she was raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.

Eleanor Williams sparked protests in her Cumbrian home town of Barrow after posting photos on social media of injuries she said were from beatings.

But Preston Crown Court heard she inflicted the wounds herself using a hammer.


Mental health issue?
However, he said her allegations were of the utmost severity and it was troubling there had been "no significant sign of remorse" and "no explanation why the defendant would commit these offences".

Describing her claims as "complete fiction", he said: "Unless and until the defendant chooses to say why she has told these lies we will not know."


Meanwhile the poor fellas have had their livelihoods irrevocably damaged from the accusations.
Meanwhile, Mr Ramzan said he felt "no sense of triumph, only sadness", adding: "I'm not sure how the family and I are going to recover from this. Mud sticks and I fear it may take some time."