How Eleanor Williams' false rape and trafficking claims heightened racial tensions and ruined lives
Daily MailEleanor Williams sparked outrage in the Cumbrian town of Barrow when she claimed on social media she had been groomed, trafficked and beaten in 2020. Eleanor Williams claimed she was abused by an Asian grooming gang in Barrow, Cumbria The 22-year-old posted photos on social media claiming to show injuries caused by the abuse but these were found to be self-inflicted But it has now been found that the claims made by Williams were all false – which prosecutors said had ruined people's lives. Williams's claims that she had been abused by a grooming gang were found to be false by a jury Former leader of the English Defence League Tommy Robinson, pictured here at a protest in Telford last year, went to a demonstration in Barrow following the claims made by Williams After an 11-week trial at Preston Crown Court, Williams was convicted of eight counts of perverting the course of justice Despite this alibi and the complete lack of evidence, he was found guilty in the court of social media. The lies continued – a Snapchat account, that Williams claimed belonged to an Asian trafficker called Shaggy Wood, was actually found to belong to a man called Liam Wood.
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