How CCTV helped jail fantasist over rape lies after she bought hammer and Pot Noodle

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery CCTV showed Eleanor Williams shopping in a Spar, at a time she claimed she was being trafficked But sentencing her to eight-and-a-half years on Tuesday, Honorary Recorder of Preston Judge Robert Altham Judge Altham described her allegations as “complete fiction”. open image in gallery Williams posted a picture of her injuries online - but they were self inflicted Local business owner Mohammed Ramzan was one of the three men Williams claimed had trafficked her, alleging the 43-year-old had groomed her from the age of 12. open image in gallery Tesco CCTV showed Williams purchasing the hammer she would use to hurt herself Williams also claimed she had been taken to Blackpool and was forced to have sex with men against her will. open image in gallery Williams was convicted in January and has now been jailed for more than eight years Speaking after the hearing, Superintendent for Policing in Westmorland and Furness, Matt Pearman, said: “In May 2020, the defendant posted images of her injuries to Facebook, claiming she had been the victim of sexual and physical abuse.