this is the moment angel lynn is kidnapped by her then boyfriend, chay bowskill, in september 2020.van, which is then driven off by his friend, rocco sansome. just a few minutes later, angel falls out the back of the van, here on the a6 near loughborough, sustaining life—changing injuries. almost 18 months later, she remains in hospital. she can't talk, she can't walk, she can't eat, she can't drink. she doesn't recognise... it's kind of... there's nothing there. but obviously, as a parent, the fact that she's alive is hope for them. last week, bowskill was sentenced to seven and a half years for kidnap, controlling behaviour during the relationship, and pressurising his mum to withdraw her police statement. his friend, rocco sansome, was sentenced to 21 months. bowskill was found not guilty of causing angel's injuries, after he said she jumped out of the van, but the family are furious, as he could be out as early as 2024. they've now requested for his sentence to be reviewed. angel's family are not the only ones who believe there is a wider problem in the criminaljustice system. w

this is the moment angel lynn is kidnapped by her then boyfriend, chay bowskill, in september 2020. as a parent, the fact that she's alive is hope for them. last week, bowskill was sentenced to seven and a half years for kidnap, controlling behaviour during the relationship, and pressurising his mum to withdraw her police statement. his friend, rocco sansome, was sentenced to 21 months. bowskill was found not guilty of causing angel's injuries, after he said she jumped out of the van, but the family are furious, as he could be out as early as 202a. they've now requested for his sentence to be reviewed. angel's family are not the only ones who believe there is a wider problem in the criminaljustice system. we have a criminaljustice system in general that doesn't fully understand the range of domestic abuse. when we think about the context of coercion and control, what is often understood to be a background of domestic abuse is often overlooked, because of maybe abuse not being reported, particularly to the police, or recorded in a particular way. nearly a year and a half on, jackie a

this is the moment angel lynn is kidnapped by her then boyfriend, chay bowskill, in september 2020.t a few minutes later, angel falls out the back of the van, here on the a6 near loughborough, sustaining life—changing injuries. almost 18 months later, she remains in hospital. she was just so lovely, and when she got older and older, she just blossomed from a little geeky kid into this beautiful girl. she was beautiful inside. she was just always nice. i never saw her when she said anything bad. always happy, always smiley. how is angel now, and what have her long term injuries been? she can't do anything for herself. she can't talk, she can't walk, she can't eat, she can't drink. she doesn't recognise... it's kind of, there's nothing there. but obviously, as a parent, the fact that she's alive is hope for them. last week, bowskill was sentenced to seven and a half years for kidnap, controlling behaviour during the relationship, and pressurising his mum to withdraw her police statement. his friend, rocco sansome, was sentenced to 21 months. bowskill was found not guilty of causing an

there all the time. _ caught on cctv, this is the moment angel is kidnapped by her then—boyfriend, chay bowskillic abuse context, was given so lenient a sentence. and to me, that says a few things. firstly, it sends out a really strong message to both survivors and perpetrators that, actually, this is a tolerable crime — it will be tolerated in society, and judges won't penalise someone for having committed these crimes. and that is a terrible message for anyjudge to send out to society. for angel's family, they are relieved by the attorney—general�*s decision and feel they've won the first part of their battle for justice. she's stronger than both the lads that put her in. but there's a long way to go. and angel's fight for recovery continues with the support of her loved ones. rachel stonehouse, bbc news. we'rejoined now by angel's mum nikki and auntjackie chamberlain. thank you to the pair of you for coming in. i know this is really difficult, really emotional subject. most importantly, having watched that, the first thing is how are you doing, nikki? plat that, the first thing is how are you