"I would strongly encourage parents to have conversations with their children about the dangers of online chatting and the sharing of information over the internet or social media platforms," Sheriff Kim Cole said.



'I remember [the social workers] speaking to my parents, reassuring them and then leaving.' Hayley said. She added she was too frightened to go into detail about the physical abuse she had suffered at the hands of her parents because they were in the house at the time.

The staff member put Hayley in touch with Advance, a charity which supports women, children and young people affected by violence at home and sexual violence, debt, substance misuse and dofollow backlink pyramid mental health issues.



I always had the belief that in the right environment I would really enjoy it and learn a lot. 'I have always loved learning but school was never right for me. 'My university is great, I love the course,' she said.

The support worker explained the purpose of non-molestation orders, and informed Hayley she could consider going to court to take out such an order against her parents which would bar them from making contact with her.

Hayley's non-molestation order, which was taken out against her parents last May, states that they must not enter her home, nor go within 100 metres of any property where they believe she might be living.

However, after reporting her parents for the first time, Hayley recalls feeling headstrong that she had to keep going. So when she went back to school, now 15 years old, she confided in her teachers about the situation at home.

After feeling let down by social services, Hayley recalled feeling hopeful the police would listen to her story. However, instead of being invited to a police interview, she claims she was taken to a mental health assessment centre where she was asked questions about the abuse while her parents were in the room.

Her physical health also declined in her teenage years and she was eventually diagnosed with ME. Her grades began to suffer as her mental health continued to decline and eventually, Hayley had to drop out of school due to frequent panic attacks around the time she was studying for her GCSEs.

Still not well enough to attend school to study, Hayley partnered up with a retired teacher who agreed to tutor her for free. After a lot of studying combined with her part-time work, she completed her A levels and was awarded a place at university.

After feeling let down by authorities that were supposed to protect her when she had previously reported the abuse, Hayley was unsure where to turn next and spoke to a university worker about her situation.

Although she maintained throughout her teenage years that her parents were abusive, Hayley recalls how her parents went on the charm offensive with her teachers and parents of her friends - in a bid to convince others that Hayley's story was false.

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'Advance were the first organisation of any kind to believe me about my story and about the crimes that had taken place at home,' Hayley said, describing the relief she felt at finally finding some support for her situation.