A woman who was raped multiple times by a manipulative predator delivered a powerful account of the "absolute fear" she felt as her attacker struck while her children were "yards away".
Kelly* (not her real name), from Liverpool, penned a devastating statement ahead of the sentencing of John Wood - her ex-partner and the man who almost destroyed her life. Wood, 38, was jailed for six years at the Scottish High Court yesterday after being convicted of raping Kelly, and another woman from Glasgow.
The pair had met at a conference when Wood was living in Glasgow, and after some time chatting online he eventually moved to Merseyside to live with her. However Kelly had unwittingly invited a sexual predator into her home.
