Woman fears for her life as abusive ex-husband may be released early under Labour’s scheme: ‘He’s a dangerous man’
A woman has admitted she fears for her life after her ex-husband who physically abused her and another of his partners could be released early from prison.
Labour’s second phase of their early release scheme saw more offenders set free from prisons across the UK today, with some pictured celebrating their new found freedom as they left.
The scheme, which excludes those jailed for serious violence, sex crimes and terrorism, enables those who are serving a sentence of over five years to be released on licence, spending just 40 per cent of their time behind bars.
Speaking to GB News, Elizabeth Hudson expressed her concerns for the scheme and revealed that her abusive ex-husband could be one of those selected to be released early.
Recalling her horrific ordeal with her former partner, Hudson told host Ben Leo: “My husband attacked me in April 2021. He threatened me with a knife, he beat me, and it was a really, really horrible, horrible event.
“He threatened to kill me, he threatened to kill himself, and he said that would leave the children without parents. If I’d have not escaped, I’m not sure I would be here now.”
Shedding more light on his case, Hudson revealed that her ex-husband went on to attack another woman while awaiting his trial.
Hudson explained: “He was on police bail, awaiting trial when he attacked his next partner. And the offences that he was charged with for that one were ABH, non-fatal suffocation and non-fatal strangulation.
“Those incidents were combined, they were sentenced together, and he was sentenced in total to six years, three months.”
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When asked by Ben how she feels about the possibility of him being released as part of the Labour scheme, Hudson warned that he is a “dangerous man” and she is “fearful” that he may attack again.
Hudson told GB News: “He’s a dangerous man, and he’s going to be walking the streets again earlier than he’s supposed to be. I think I’d be disingenuous if I said that I wasn’t fearful for my safety.
“I’m trying to move on with my life and be strong. But of course, that’s now got a major impact on how I’m feeling and what I need to do in the future to be safe.”
Hudson then revealed that she has been contacted by the probation service “out of the blue” to inform her that he is “eligible” for early release.
Hudson said: “I had a letter out of the blue from the probation service, and it was that that informed me that he would be eligible for early release.
“This letter said that he would be released in June next year, but possibly December this year under home detention curfew. And I still have no clarity on whether that’s happening or not.”
Criticising the system in which victims are informed of their perpetrator’s early release, Hudson said victims are given “no knowledge” of where those who are released are going.
She continued: “As a victim, you have no knowledge of where your attacker will be going. You’re not allowed to know that information. So I have no idea where where he will be when he’s released from prison.
“I could make sure that I avoided that part of the country, but that isn’t an option for victims. It never has been an option.”