A woman who fell in love with her dad's friend has spoken of her relief after he was locked up. Emma Cox, 31, fell for a man almost twice her age, with their relationship starting in secret when she was just 16 - 21 years his junior.
The couple had two children but things had turned violent - and stayed that way. Last week, Thomas Manning, 52, was imprisoned for 44 months at Cambridge Crown Court after assaulting Emma and breaching a non-molestation order.
Following his conviction, the mum, from Lincolnshire, said: “Because he was older I trusted him and looked up to him.
