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respect for the victims, their families, and loved ones. It was late September, 2016, and 24-year-old Alice Ruggles sat alone in her flat in Gateshead,

Newcastle, the quiet of the evening pressing in around her.

She had been trying to focus on the flickering TV screen, but her mind was elsewhere, troubled

by the relentless messages and phone calls that had consumed her life for weeks.

She thought she was finally beginning to regain a sense of control after contacting the police,

but this night would prove otherwise.

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