criminologist angela wilcock researches the lives of thai women in the uk.larmed by the isolation for the women that i have spoken to. they feel they may be deported. they understand their role — their husband's partner sends money back to thailand for their families, and that would be cut off. that is a key issue in terms of coercive controlling behaviour. they need to have an understanding of their rights when they come, that they're not predominantly under the control of their husband. dao met her british husband online. she was 28 when they started talking. but when they moved to the uk, her husband changed. she sobs when their child was just six months old, dao reached her lowest point. dao tried to leave many times. she went back after her husband promised to change, but she says he never did. with help from friends and several organisations, she finally left him. the uk government told us they are committed to supporting all victims of domestic abuse, regardless of their immigration status. the thai embassy did not respond to our interview requests. m