The Tesco CCTV that helped bring down Ellie Williams' sickening lies that ripped a small town in two
A post on Eleanor Williams' Facebook page sent shockwaves across the world. Pictures of her face battered and bruised alongside an harrowing account of an alleged six year ordeal with a sex trafficking gang turned the small town where she lived upside down
READ MORE: Man, 18, met woman once on a night out then thought nothing of it - it would ruin his life All the while a police investigation was underway. On the evening of 19 May, Williams had been reported missing by her family and was then seen by witnesses in a field near to her home. She was subsequently found by officers with numerous injuries to her face and body and carrying a rucksack containing a bank card in her name.
Officers located the address Williams reported the attack to have occurred. It was found to have been empty for two years and neighbours said they had never known of anyone of Asian origin either living at the address or coming or going from it. Detectives worked to trace where the hammer had come from and found it was sold at Tesco in Hindpool Road in Barrow. They visited the store and found that the last purchase of such a hammer had been made on 11 May by debit card. CCTV footage was checked and clearly showed Williams purchasing the hammer herself. The card used for the purchase was the same card, in Williams’ name, found in her rucksack on the night of 19 May.
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