It Could Have Been You

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Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference. She survived the horrific rape and attempted murder but her fight for recovery and to gain compensation, brought her against some surprising areas of resistance – including the refusal of the NHS to pay for plastic surgery on her neck scars. Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, David Blakey, said: "It's not perfect at any stage of the process.

As the title of the book implies, Merlyn refuses, absolutely rightly, to accept any shame or blame for the savagery which she suffered. He tried to strangle her with cheese-wire, slashed her neck with a broken bottle, then set the room on fire and locked her in. Before she leaves the house she checks who is in the street, she does not walk along pavements close to houses and avoids the Tube. She did not bring it upon herself by her dress or her behaviour, nor was she marked out as an obvious, inevitable victim.

But while she is irrevocably defined by her own experiences, she is determined not to make the assault a career. It is clear that in some sense Merlyn needed an escape from a life now defined by the attack, by the change, and so found herself a kindred spirit who treated her normally and, moreover, who needed comfort when her father died. By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you.

I just felt so lucky to have survived the attack, because I did truly think at three times that my life was over," she says. Its got a hero in the fireman who helped her by putting a compress on the wounds to try stem the bleeding.Sharon couldn't live in London, she didn't want to bring her children up in London after what had happened to me," Merlyn says.

The inspectors suggest that a major way forward would be for all allegations of rape to be reviewed by prosecutors who have received specialist training in the handling of sexual offences. She survived partly through the care of her father and three elder sisters, but also because "I felt I had to show them I was OK and that would ease their pain". She survived the horrific rape and attempted murder but her fight for recovery and to gain compensation brought her against some surprising areas of resistance—including the refusal of the NHS to pay for plastic surgery on her neck scars.year-old Merlyn from Brixton, south London, was chosen from 100 other finalists for her incredible courage in overcoming a horrific rape and her major contribution to Victim Support - the organisation who nominated her for the award. Merlyn, aged 37, who runs a fashion boutique in London, said she suspects her attacker was caught because the case was being treated as attempted murder and she was a businesswoman. It Could Have Been You is an account of Merlyn Nuttall's fight for survival at the hands of a crazed attacker, high on crack cocaine, and her incredible battle afterwards. We also sell a wide range of refurbished Mobile Phones and Tech from major brands like Apple, Samsung, Sony, Microsoft and much more.

It is clear that while many of the services and people she encountered were exemplary, others were unhelpful and even potentially detrimental. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.MLA style: "A woman of Courage; Six years ago Merlyn Nuttall was brutally attacked and left for dead but her indomitable spirit pulled her through. Editorial media includes use as a visual reference to support your article, story, critique or educational text. by a stranger - no one questioned her account (though she was asked how she was dressed at the time) and she did not, therefore, have to argue "rape" against "she wanted it". She followed him and within minutes he was forcing her at knifepoint into an empty end-of-terrace house. Rape has the biggest impact on a victim of any Crime and we need to make sure the attackers actually pay for what they have done.