Groomed: Episode 2 - Close to Murder

About this episode

This episode explores the abusive relationship between Jonathan Creswell and his ex-partner Abigail Lyle, highlighting her experiences of coercive control and violence.

In this episode, we look at Jonathan Creswell's history of extreme coercive control and physical abuse through the experience of his ex-partner, world-class show-jumper Abigail Lyle, who bravely spoke out about how he regularly beat and strangled her, and threatened her life, leading to his eventual, though short, prison sentence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sunday World

Guest: Abigail Lyle

Topics covered

• coercive control
• physical abuse
• domestic violence
• prison sentence
• personal testimony

Keywords

• coercive control
• abuse
• domestic violence
• prison
• testimony

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