in wiltshire, carole gould's i7—year—old—daughter ellie was murdered by her ex—boyfriend from school.'s dad, matt, found her. she'd been stabbed 13 times in the neck. it happened in this kitchen? i block it from my mind. i think because i didn't find ellie, i can block that and separate that and remember the happy times that we had here as a family. but it's very, very hard for matt, because he has flashbacks about finding her. you are mentally damaged by that. this was a book, i think, that was left at the school. thomas griffiths was jailed for murder. two years after killing ellie, a domestic homicide review found he displayed controlling and coercive behaviour, including educational sabotage. she wanted to focus on her studies because she had some important exams coming up, and he was making herfeel bad about that, saying, "does it not make you feel bad that we're not seeing each other after school?" and i wish now i had known more about coercive controlling behaviours and what it could lead to. coercive control was made illegal in england and wales in 2015. since then, more than

in wiltshire, carole gould's 17—year—old—daughter ellie was murdered by her ex—boyfriend from school. after killing ellie, a domestic homicide review found he displayed controlling and coercive behaviour, including educational sabotage. she wanted to focus on her studies because she had some important exams coming up, and he was making herfeel bad about that, saying, "does it not make you feel bad that we're not seeing each other after school?" and i wish now i had known more about coercive controlling behaviours and what it could lead to. coercive control was made illegal in england and wales in 2015. since then, more than a fifth of cases have been from alleged victims between the ages of 11 and 24. the number of suspects aged under 25 has been rising year on year, but only 5% of those cases resulted in a charge. more than a third of cases fall through because of a lack of evidence. campaigners say with so much communication happening between young people on their phones, more prosecutions should be taking place. but police insist it's not that simple. if perpetrators have locked do