Moat shot Samantha and her new boyfriend
The ex-girlfriend of vicious gunman Raoul Moat continues to face social media abuse to this day, according to her sister.
Samantha's half-sister Kelly said the six-year-long relationship was mired in domestic violence and controlling behaviour, with Moat leaving her on several occasions. While the bodybuilder was in Durham Prison for assault in 2010, she began seeing karate instructor Chris Brown, 29. Top news stories today What happened to Samantha Stobbart? On July 3 2010, two days after being released from prison, Moat arrived at a friend's house where Samantha and Chris were staying. As Brown stepped outside to confront Moat, the killer blasted him at close range with a sawn-off shotgun, killing him instantly.
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On 29 February, 2012, PC David Rathband was found dead at his home in a suspected suicide, after struggling to come to terms with his blindness. He had been due to carry the Olympic Torch as part of the 2012 summer Olympics relay. The 24-year-old was left scarred and traumatised by her horrific experience and said she had become scared of the dark. She confided that darkness took her back to the terrifying events of July 3 2010.
Samantha found herself "wrapping Chanel up in cotton wool" afterwards, and admitted: "Without my daughter, I wouldn't have lasted this long. She is getting older now, and she does ask lots of questions. "It always makes me cry. When she is older I will explain that Raoul was her dad, and show her the newspaper clippings. But it won't be easy."
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