Julie Mugford had a lucky escape with her life. I feel certain had she not have not gone to the police when she did, Bamber may have tried to kill her too, because she knew too much and clearly in the end wasn't playing ball.
"And the most risky situation is when several factors collide. These include the psychology of the perpetrator.
Are they showing traits of obsessive behaviour? Are they making threats to kill or potentially lethally assault, such as threatened strangulation.
If these psychological factors combine with a 'trigger', the situation becomes potentially fatal.
"The trigger is nearly always the victim wanting to leave the abuser," said Jane.
All too often there has been a failure to understand why it is so hard for victims to leave an abusive relationship.
Jane said: "The quick answer is that she doesn't have a choice.
"They have a very real fear that they will be killed. She needs a safety plan and support network around her and that might mean providing housing and a safety plan around children.
"Quite often an abuser will have taken their money or their ability to get money.
"You can't just expect a woman to leave. It's not that simple. Imagine having a very real fear of this person chasing after you. These abusers are at the most dangerous when you leave.
"They exert a huge amount of control on that person so they don't have the choice to leave, that's not love."
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