The family of a retired police officer who was found to be sending 'homophonic, racist and misogynistic' texts exposed his vulgar messages after suffering decades of abuse
The family of a retired police officer who was found to be sending 'homophonic, racist and misogynistic' texts exposed his vulgar messages after suffering decades of abuse and control at his hands. Ricky Jones, who previously worked at Gwent Police force until he retired, committed suicide two years ago, the Mirror reports.
"He would say things to her like she was a bad mother, she was lazy, she was slovenly, she was dirty and that's why the children were dirty. And then when he got her in a place where she was shouting back, he would start opening the windows.The vile messages were uncovered three weeks ago in the The Sunday Times. Jones who met Sharon when he was just 19 went on to marry her five years later and the couple had three children together.
Sharon said: “I remember one day going to him and telling him that I was going to report him to the police. He came downstairs the next day, because I always slept on the sofa, and told me 'don't bother going into the police station because I've been in and I sorted it.Emma confirmed that she saw the messages on his mobile that backed up his statements.
The terrorised family said they believe Jones taking his own life was his final act of manipulation. They added that they found multiple recordings on his mobile phone where only Sharon sounded angry but it was a reaction of him purposely winding her up. Emma said: "The first reason is that my mam stood between my dad and us three kids. She was the one that protected us from him. And then when he died, his abuse should have ended but the police have just picked up where he left off.
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