Eleanor Williams

Victims told the court how Eleanor Williams had put them through hell and ruined their lives after falsely claiming she had been trafficked and beaten.

Williams denied telling a "pack of lies" and told the court she wanted "people to know what was going on in Barrow, still is going on". The 22-year-old will be sentenced in March. A woman who claimed she had been the victim of an Asian grooming gang has been convicted of perverting the course of justice.

Barrow & Furness MP Simon Fell said he hoped that the local community could 'heal and learn lessons that will better protect genuine victims'.

And trust in the police has been shaken.” “But for a sad minority it spilled out to violence and intimidation. In spite of the damage Williams has caused the community, Mr Fell said that he hoped that she receives “the help she needs”. “Soon, there were a deluge of messages. Others still left town and have not returned. Reacting to the verdict in a post on his website, Barrow & Furness MP Mr Fell said he hoped that the local community could “heal” and “learn lessons that will better protect genuine victims”.

A woman who falsely claimed she had been raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

Her Facebook post was shared more than 100,000 times and sparked demonstrations in her hometown, however, the court heard this was a “finale” to her story and she had injured herself with a hammer In May 2020, she was found by officers near her home on Walney Island with injuries which she claimed were inflicted by the gang after she was taken to a house in the town and raped. But the prosecution claimed Williams caused the injuries to herself with a hammer, which was found with her blood on close by. The investigation found she had booked herself into a hotel in Blackpool a couple of days before she travelled. In July 2019, she told officers she was forced to the Blackpool area, subjected to violence, threats to kill and she was forced to have sex with eight men. A woman who falsely claimed she had been raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

Eleanor Williams, 22, published pictures of her injuries and an account of being groomed, trafficked and beaten, in a viral Facebook post in May 2020.

During her evidence, Williams denied telling a 'pack of lies' to the police and the jury. The court heard a Snapchat account which Williams claimed belonged to an Asian trafficker called Shaggy Wood was the account of a man called Liam Wood, who lived in Essex, worked in Tesco, and believed Williams to be a friend who lived in Portsmouth and was planning to visit him. But the prosecution claimed Williams caused the injuries to herself with a hammer, which was found with her blood on close by. On May 19, 2020 she was found by officers near her home on Walney Island with injuries which she claimed were inflicted by the gang after she was taken to a house in the town and raped. During the trial, the prosecution claimed Williams caused the injuries to herself with a hammer She pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to one count of perverting the course of justice, which related to contacting her sister and mother with requests for them to take a hammer to her solicitor.

Williams, 22, was convicted on Tuesday at Preston Crown Court of perverting the course of justice after claiming that she had been the victim of an Asian ...

And trust in the police has been shaken.” “But for a sad minority it spilled out to violence and intimidation. In spite of the damage Williams has caused the community, Mr Fell said that he hoped that she receives “the help she needs”. Others still left town and have not returned. “Soon, there were a deluge of messages. He said that “vultures” began to “circle” the town and the story, including far-right activists.

A woman's lies about being the victim of rape by an Asian grooming gang put her home town "through the wringer", an MP has said.

"The police and CPS take allegations of sexual offending extremely seriously. And trust in the police has been shaken." Mr Fell said there were "so many victims in this story" not least the "real victims of grooming", adding: "[Williams'] story cannot and must not be a barrier to people asking for help and coming forward." "One man spent time in prison due to her allegations. Others still left town and have not returned. Mr Fell said he was also visited by families of those Williams' falsely accused who said their lives had been "torn apart" and other Asian constituents who "feared for their and their children's safety due to the colour of their skin".

Eleanor Williams lied to police and posted on Facebook she had been trafficked by an "Asian gang".

Another man falsely accused of rape, Jordan Trengove, told the court the allegations had "ruined" his life. A Snapchat account Williams claimed belonged to an Asian trafficker called Shaggy Wood was found to be the account of a young white Essex man called Liam Wood. A woman who falsely claimed she had been raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice.