The woman, Eleanor Williams, was found guilty in January of nine counts of perverting the course of justice
One of the accused was twice admitted to a psychiatric unit. (iStock)
By: Kimberly Rodrigues
According to testimony in court on Monday (13), three innocent men were driven to attempt suicide following false accusations of rape by a woman named Eleanor Williams.
The 22-year-old woman from Barrow-in-Furness had posted on Facebook in May 2020, claiming that she had been the victim of rapists and an Asian grooming gang.
Her allegations caused uproar in a Cumbria town and even led to protests attended by Tommy Robinson in her hometown of Barrow-in-Furness.
However, it was revealed in court on Monday that Williams’ claims were completely false and that the allegations had caused immense distress to the three men who were accused. They reportedly tried to take their own lives as a result of the false accusations. One of the men was even twice admitted to a psychiatric unit.
Williams was found guilty in January of nine counts of perverting the course of justice. The prosecution alleged that she had inflicted injuries on herself with a hammer to support her false claims. Photographs of the injuries were presented in court.
During the initial day of Williams’ sentencing hearing, Mohammed Ramzan, a business owner falsely accused of grooming by Williams, testified that his life had turned into a “living hell” due to the baseless allegations.
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