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Daily Mirror
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Alahna Kindred

Eleanor Williams: Inside web of lies that tore town apart and saw three attempt suicide

A woman who lied about being groomed by a gang of Asian sex traffickers was jailed today as the extent of her lies was laid bare in court.

Eleanor Williams, 22, published pictures of her injuries and an account of being groomed, trafficked and beaten on Facebook in May 2020, in a post which was shared more than 100,000 times.

The allegations sparked violent demonstrations in her home town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and led to former English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson visiting the town to "investigate" the claims.

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