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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Segalov

Angel Lynn: what her harrowing story tells us about coercive control

Angel Lynn and mother, Nikki, at a rehabilitation centre.
Angel Lynn and mother, Nikki, at a rehabilitation centre. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

From the corner of a gym in a residential rehabilitation unit in the East Midlands, Nikki Lynn watches her 20-year-old daughter’s physiotherapy session, as she does every day without fail.

Just two and a half years ago, Angel was an outgoing and adventurous teenager with endless opportunities ahead of her. Then in September 2020, her abusive boyfriend, Chay Bowskill, kidnapped her, and bundled her into a van. As it sped down a major A-road, she fell out and on to the road headfirst.

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