WHEN Alice Wilson, 27, met Joseph Emery, she was smitten - but things quickly soured. Over the months to come he manipulated her, abused her colleagues and held her hostage for hours on end where he tore out her hair and beat her. He even sent her haunting messages threatening to stab her cat to death. Eventually, Alice reported him to the police but before they could he he pinned her down and the torrent of abuse began again.

THE heartbroken mum of Lucy McHugh has told how her "blood turn to ice" when she found out her 13-year-old daughter's body had been discovered in the woods. Lucy, 13 was stabbed 27 times by her stepdad's pal Stephen Nicholson, 25, who feared she would reveal he had been sexually abusing her. Tattoo artist Nicholson had abused "vulnerable" Lucy for more than a year while lodging at her family home. In July Nicholson was convicted by a jury of murder and three charges of rape when she was 12.

This was without a doubt one of the most heartbreaking and chilling stories I have ever had to write, but I feel truly honoured that Lucy's lovely and incredibly brave mum Stacey entrusted me to tell their story. Lucy was groomed, systematically abused and then murdered by Stephen Nicholson, whom the family had invited into their home out of the kindness of their hearts. I have nothing but respect and total admiration for Stacey, and the way she continues to fight to raise awareness of grooming and abuse in the hopes she can prevent another parent from suffering in the same way she has every day since her beautiful daughter was killed. Lucy's story is available to read in this week's issue of Take a Break magazine.

This was without a doubt one of the most heartbreaking and chilling stories I have ever had to write, but I feel truly honoured that Lucy's lovely and incredibly brave mum Stacey entrusted me to tell their story. Lucy was groomed, systematically abused and then murdered by Stephen Nicholson, whom the family had invited into their home out of the kindness of their hearts. I have nothing but respect and total admiration for Stacey, and the way she continues to fight to raise awareness of grooming and abuse in the hopes she can prevent another parent from suffering in the same way she has every day since her beautiful daughter was killed. Lucy's story is available to read in this week's issue of Take a Break magazine.

Foster child Shannon had found a second family in the church, only, to one member she was forbidden fruit. I worked with my incredibly brave client Shannon to share her heartbreaking story with the readers of Real People magazine.

Foster child Shannon had found a second family in the church, only, to one member she was forbidden fruit. I worked with my incredibly brave client Shannon to share her heartbreaking story with the readers of Real People magazine.

Foster child Shannon had found a second family in the church, only, to one member she was forbidden fruit. I worked with my incredibly brave client Shannon to share her heartbreaking story with the readers of Real People magazine.

A WOMAN has revealed how a "wicked" carer sent her twisted love letters and indecently assaulted in her motels when she was just 11 after preying on her at a children's home. Evil Paul Setchfield lavished gifts on terrified Roxanne and told her he wanted to marry her in a sickening five year campaign of abuse. She has now bravely waived her anonymity to reveal the horrific assault she suffered while living at St Leonard's Children's Home in Essex.

A SISTER has revealed her agony after discovering her depraved rapist uncle had also been sexually assaulting her younger sister from the age of ten. Twisted Neil Bancroft, 75, played sickening sex games with Lilly when she was just 13 and sent her vile messages calling her "gorgeous" and "sexy". But in a chilling twist, the teenager, now 19, discovered years later the fiend had been abusing her younger sister Emily after she broke down in tears and opened up. I worked with Lilly and Emily to share their harrowing story with the readers of The Sun.

DOMESTIC abuse victim Abi Blake was beaten so hard by her ex-partner that she has been left permanently disabled and can no longer touch her children. The mum-of-two, 42, thought she had found her happily ever after with Sebastian Swarmy but soon realised he had an evil side. Less than six months after he was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for carrying out a sustained and brutal attack on her whilst their baby slept in the very next room, Swarmy has been granted early release leaving Abi terrified and forced into hiding. Following his release she appeared on Good Morning Britain today to discuss her horrifying ordeal. Swarmy, 40, battered Abi from Knutsford, Cheshire, so badly he broke her neck and back - leaving her permanently disabled and unable to carry out basic everyday tasks, such as fastening her little boy’s sleepsuits or the buttons on her eldest son’s school shirts.

A woman stamped and 'squashed like a beetle' by her ex-boyfriend says she will go into hiding after he is released from prison after just six months. Sebastian Swamy, 40, kicked Abigail Blake, 42, to the ground in an alcohol-fuelled rage, stamping on her back and chest shouting: 'I've had enough of you - you need to shut up'. The mother-of-two was left with a severed spinal cord, punctured lung and unable to walk or pick up her toddler.

ABI Blake thought she'd found eternal happiness with Sebastian Swamy - but soon realised he had an evil side. Now, less than six months after he was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for carrying out a sustained and brutal attack on her whilst their baby slept in the very next room, Swamy has been granted early release due to a legal blunder and will be out next week.

A teenage boy was stabbed to death after finally standing up to bullies following years of torment. Daniel Jamieson, 16, was regularly kicked and punched by a group of boys who had previously stolen his brand new bike and attempted to set his hair alight. They then continued to goad him on Instagram, causing him to ‘snap’ and organise a fight with the ringleader. During the scuffle another boy armed with a seven-inch knife stabbed Daniel in the thigh, severing his femoral artery and causing h

Lady Karren Brady wrote a column about the sentencing of Sebastian Swamy, and the bravery of my client Abi Blake - with whom I worked exclusively to share her heartbreaking story within various national press outlets.

Abi Blake thought she'd found eternal happiness with Sebastian Swamy - but soon realised he had an evil side. Violent Swamy, 40, battered the 42-year-old mum-of-two from Knutsford, Cheshire, so badly he broke her neck and back - leaving her permanently disabled.

After suffering a vicious attack at the hands of her husband, Abi was left with a broken neck - unable to button her eldest son's school shirts or her little one's babygros. I had the honour of working exclusively with the remarkably courageous Abi to share her harrowing, heartbreaking story in this week's issue of Real People magazine.

After suffering a vicious attack at the hands of her husband, Abi was left with a broken neck - unable to button her eldest son's school shirts or her little one's babygros. I had the honour of working exclusively with the remarkably courageous Abi to share her harrowing, heartbreaking story in this week's issue of Real People magazine.

After suffering a vicious attack at the hands of her husband, Abi was left with a broken neck - unable to button her eldest son's school shirts or her little one's babygros. I had the honour of working exclusively with the remarkably courageous Abi to share her harrowing, heartbreaking story in this week's issue of Real People magazine.

A BRAVE teen has told how a sex beast raped her when she was just 11 - before stalking her outside the school gates and fitting her phone with a tracking device. Rachel Brown waived her anonymity after twisted HR manager Craig Knight was caged for 17 years following a sickening campaign of abuse. She told how vile Knight, then 25, repeatedly raped her after her dad died of cancer - and tried to force her to keep the baby when he got her pregnant aged 12. The perv was arrested after he attacked Rachel, now 18, at knifepoint when she started dating a classmate. He turned up at the lad's house with a bottle of petrol, flame-proof gloves, and a knife.