Women raped, assaulted and abused by Met police officer describe the lasting impact it has had

  • Warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence

Victims of the Metropolitan police officer David Carrick have described the lasting impact of his crimes in statements read out at Southwark crown court by the prosecutor Tom Little KC on Monday. Here are the abbreviated words of four of the 12 women.

A woman who was falsely imprisoned and raped at gunpoint in 2003 said:

In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org

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