The lie that destroyed the town bbc

Cath nurses her resentment in silence. Cath's husband Don flirts with someone eelse. Jill makes determined efforts to secure Don.

When Eleanor Williams' Facebook post claiming she was the victim of an Asian rape gang went viral in , it sparked a bitter backlash against Asian-owned businesses in her home town of Barrow, Cumbria. After she was jailed for perverting the course of justice, some of those affected have spoken to the BBC about the lasting impact of her lies. Their names have been changed because they're still concerned for their safety. Sajid has lived for most of his life in Barrow and as a schoolboy 30 years ago had got used to being the only non-white face in his class. The town still has a very small Asian population - just 1. The small, shipbuilding town on the southern tip of Cumbria is home to fewer than 10 of them. But in May things took a dark and menacing twist.

The lie that destroyed the town bbc

Jordan Trengove was falsely accused of crimes he did not commit. A man falsely accused of rape by a serial fantasist says his life was "destroyed" by her allegations. Jordan Trengove spent 73 days in prison, sharing a cell with a convicted sex offender, after being charged as a result of Eleanor Williams' lies. He was 18 when he met her on a night out in Barrow, Cumbria, in Williams, 22, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years on Tuesday after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Mr Trengove was one of several men Williams framed for rape in a slew of allegations that included being groomed, trafficked and raped by an Asian gang. She told Cumbria Police he raped her on the night they had met, and then on two subsequent occasions, claiming he attacked her and threatened her with a knife. To be there when you know you haven't done anything wrong is times worse. I was in there with serious criminals. As you can imagine, it's not a nice place to be. After being released following a bail hearing, he initially stayed with a friend 50 miles 80km away in Workington before returning to Barrow. A weight off my shoulders. But I knew I was going to be coming out to violence and threats because mud sticks. I knew I wasn't going to be welcomed. I was getting abuse, looked at, spoken about.

We were branded guilty before any real evidence had come out. HM Courts Service. Jill's recalcitant.

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The lie that destroyed the town bbc

When Eleanor Williams' Facebook post claiming she was the victim of an Asian rape gang went viral in , it sparked a bitter backlash against Asian-owned businesses in her home town of Barrow, Cumbria. After she was jailed for perverting the course of justice, some of those affected have spoken to the BBC about the lasting impact of her lies. Their names have been changed because they're still concerned for their safety. Sajid has lived for most of his life in Barrow and as a schoolboy 30 years ago had got used to being the only non-white face in his class. The town still has a very small Asian population - just 1. The small, shipbuilding town on the southern tip of Cumbria is home to fewer than 10 of them. But in May things took a dark and menacing twist. One night Sajid got a call from a friend telling him to look at Facebook. There he saw Eleanor Williams' post, which was eventually shared more than , times.

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This was not made with a great deal of taste. Create an account. Please enable JavaScript to take full advantage of iPlayer. A BBC documentary. Initially, Sajid could not understand why the anger and suspicion was being directed at him and his fellow restaurant owners, but then another friend directed him to Snapchat. Mr Trengove, who lived in Barrow before his arrest but has since moved away, said he suffered from "flashbacks" and intended to take legal action against Cumbria Police. Cath wails about finding split pants in Don's possession. The Hunt for Bible John. Don has cheated with Cath's best friend. Shortly after Sajid began getting phone calls. This is how police exposed lie after lie.

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Shortly after Sajid began getting phone calls. Indian restaurants were vandalised over several months in a wave of unwarranted reprisals. Jill's derisive and plans misfortunes for Cath. There is mad action. An extraordinary story. Those levying the threats and abuse may have been a minority of Barrow's population, but to Sajid it seemed like the town had turned against him. This was all nonsense. The team uncovers new evidence in the unsolved murder of Maureen Mulcahy. Williams has launched an appeal against her conviction. Jill's vile. She murdered her boyfriend, but is Fri a victim as well as a killer? False rape claim woman appeals against conviction. Supt Matt Pearman, responsible for day-to-day policing in Barrow, submitted a statement to Preston Crown Court ahead of Williams' sentencing in which he said the town had "never seen such public displays of mass anger in over 30 years" - tracing all the way back to the Vickers shipyard strike of which saw clashes at picket lines. Jill impings on Cath.