Mother's warning after whirlwind romance saw husband 'groom her to get to daughter'

Now she’s urging people to use Sarah’s Law to uncover the truth about those accused of abuse

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A MUM has opened up about the abuse, control and manipulation she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband - a man whom she was 'groomed by to access her daughter'.

In a whirlwind romance, the couple met in the January, were engaged by May, and married by the September. But a month after tying the knot, accusations of abuse began to emerge.

During the relationship, he tried to 'rip her wedding ring off her finger and would throw things at her. Other abuse included isolating her from her loved ones, so that she ended up losing her sister, parents and all her friends.

Now, speaking out to raise awareness of Sarah's Law - the police scheme to protect children - she has recalled how it happened. In an interview with Staffordshire Police, she said: "I met him in the January, it was a bit of a whirlwind. In the May, we were engaged, married by the September. In the October, we were approached to have his two daughters from his ex-relationship. All of a sudden there were accusations saying he had messed with his ex-stepdaughter from that relationship."