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A woman who falsely claimed she had been raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
Eleanor Williams, 22, of Barrow-in-Furness, was found guilty of eight counts at Preston Crown Court.
She posted photos on social media in May 2020 of injuries she said were from being beaten but the jury heard she inflicted the wounds on herself.
One man told the court the false accusations had "ruined" his life.
Her Facebook post was shared more than 100,000 times and sparked demonstrations in her home town, however, the court heard this was a "finale" to her story and she had injured herself with a claw hammer.
She pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to one count of perverting the course of justice, which related to contacting her sister and mother with requests for them to take a hammer to her solicitor.
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Incredible story, at the height of the hysteria surrounding the (real) issue of Asian grooming gangs, this woman invents claims, injuring herself on purpose, as well as faking texts and messages from supposed 'criminals'.
Naturally, this lie is concocted on social media, where rampant outrage porn addicts 'chase the dragon' like real life heroine addicts, getting their fix by absorbing this vile, racially motivated 'story' without any proof.
Now it's been proven as an outright lie, or a pack of lies to be more accurate.
Moral of the story: WAIT FOR THE FACTS! (and yes, that cuts both ways, applying to multiple stories)
I wonder if there will be any convictions for hate speech on social media?
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A woman who falsely claimed she had been raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
Eleanor Williams, 22, of Barrow-in-Furness, was found guilty of eight counts at Preston Crown Court.
She posted photos on social media in May 2020 of injuries she said were from being beaten but the jury heard she inflicted the wounds on herself.
One man told the court the false accusations had "ruined" his life.
Her Facebook post was shared more than 100,000 times and sparked demonstrations in her home town, however, the court heard this was a "finale" to her story and she had injured herself with a claw hammer.
She pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to one count of perverting the course of justice, which related to contacting her sister and mother with requests for them to take a hammer to her solicitor.
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Incredible story, at the height of the hysteria surrounding the (real) issue of Asian grooming gangs, this woman invents claims, injuring herself on purpose, as well as faking texts and messages from supposed 'criminals'.
Naturally, this lie is concocted on social media, where rampant outrage porn addicts 'chase the dragon' like real life heroine addicts, getting their fix by absorbing this vile, racially motivated 'story' without any proof.
Now it's been proven as an outright lie, or a pack of lies to be more accurate.
Moral of the story: WAIT FOR THE FACTS! (and yes, that cuts both ways, applying to multiple stories)
I wonder if there will be any convictions for hate speech on social media?