A shameless British woman spent years claiming she was gang-raped and trafficked by “Asian hairdressers”, going so far as to hit her own head with a hammer to sell the scheme, a new documentary reveals.
Eleanor Williams, 23, went to great lengths to maintain false claims that she was repeatedly sold for sex since she was 12, filing complaints with police until the scam was finally exposed and landed her in prison, according to a new BBC documentary. .
“Liar: The Fake Grooming Scandal” offers never-before-seen footage of Williams’ years-long scam that shook the UK and endangered innocent men.
“It’s difficult to understand why someone would go that far and what the motivation would be, other than desperation to be believed,” Cumbrian detective John Robinson said in the documentary.
Williams, who was sentenced to more than eight years in prison in March after being found guilty of nine counts of perverting the course of justice, went viral after posting her claims on Facebook that she was beaten, raped and “groomed.” ” by Asian thugs.
Eleanor Williams, 23, spent three years claiming she was raped and trafficked, even hitting her face with a hammer to sell the hoax, a shocking new documentary reveals. British Facebook authorities have not determined why Eleanor Williams spent years lying about being raped and trafficked. Eleanor Williams/Facebook
She reportedly first claimed that she was raped and trafficked when she was just 16 years old.
In a mugshot, Williams’ face is badly battered and his right eye is so badly bruised that it is completely swollen, although in the photo he appears to be smiling.
She made repeated claims over the next three years, including summoning police to her flat in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, in July 2019, alleging she had been beaten and raped again.
Footage broadcast by BBC3 shows Williams looking dizzy and with blood dripping from her mouth as police try to determine what happened; At one point she approaches the police officer and whispers: “Help.”
It was all an act, according to authorities.
In a disturbing video, Eleanor Williams called the police while bloodied and dizzy, and again claimed she had been raped. BBC Eleanor Williams apologized before being sentenced to prison. bbc
Police later discovered the truth and said that just 20 minutes before calling police, she was seen on surveillance footage walking home apparently unharmed.
In March, Williams apologized before being sentenced to prison, The Guardian reported.
“I understand that it is your job to believe the jury’s verdict and that is okay,” he wrote in a letter to the judge, according to the outlet. “I know I made some mistakes, I’m sorry. I know it’s no excuse, but I was young and confused.
Jordan Trengove spent 73 days behind bars after being falsely accused of trafficking by Eleanor Williams. PA Images via Getty Images Mohammed Ramzan, right, attempted suicide after Eleanor Williams falsely accused him of sex trafficking. PA Images via Getty Images She first claimed that she was raped and trafficked when she was just 16 years old, according to reports. bbc
“I’m not saying I’m guilty, but I know I’ve done some of this wrong and I’m sorry,” he added. “I am devastated by the problems that have been caused in Barrow. If he had known what consequences that state would have had, he would never have published it.”
Williams’ lies had serious consequences, and one of the men he falsely accused, businessman Mohammed Ramzan, attempted to take his own life after his arrest.
Another wrongly accused man, who spent 73 days behind bars, had his windows smashed and the word “rapist” spray-painted on his home after she named him her attacker.
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