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Both Louise Minchin and her teenage daughter were targeted by an online stalker.

She wants to send a clear message to any victims of similar abuse that they are not alone, nor powerless

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"It is a truly blood chilling thing to discover a faceless stranger who wants to do you and your family serious harm, knows exactly where you live, has stood outside your house, and taken note of the cars that are parked in your drive" writes Louise

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"It is hard to talk about what happened and is not something that I do lightly.

🗣️"The reason I am choosing to do so is to send a clear message to anyone who has been a victim of similar abuse that they are not alone, they are not powerless"

"Those trolls who send violent threatening messages can be identified, can be caught and can be sent to prison" writes Louise

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"As a woman in the public eye, you come to expect a certain amount of unpleasantness from strangers hiding behind a screen.

"But the night my daughter Mia came into our bedroom to tell me someone was sending me horrible messages on Instagram will live long in my memory"

"The threats were so graphic I still haven’t allowed my husband to read them. No one should have to read those words."

"For weeks, we felt like we were like prisoners in our own home. We put up CCTV cameras and extra fencing. I wouldn’t let the girls out on their own

"I saw everyone as a potential threat."

"Eventually, at the end of March, after nine months of anxiously waiting, we were told a man was going to be charged with stalking in connection with the messages"

"Throughout this ordeal, I’ve tried to be strong for my girls. I told myself that I was OK, I was coping.

"I didn’t realise I was fooling myself. I know I slept a little easier the night I knew he was finally behind bars"

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