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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

Gracie Spinks ‘unlawfully killed’ by stalker she reported to police as force admit failings

Gracie’s Law

A young woman stabbed to death by her former colleague months after she reported him for stalking was unlawfully killed, a jury has found.

Gracie Spinks, 23, was killed while tending her horse on the morning of 18 June 2021, with 35-year-old Michael Sellers found dead 150 metres away later that morning. The talented horserider suffered 10 stab wounds and died of “catastrophic” bleeding despite the best efforts of the emergency services.

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