'You could see the rage, the control, the arrogance' - PSNI officer who rescued showjumper from Jonathan Creswell says warning signs were there

"Former PSNI domestic violence officer Nuala Lappin, who intervened to rescue Olympic showjumper Abigail Lyle from the violent control of Jonathan Creswell says the warning signs were there from the start."

"Years before the death of young equestrian Katie Simpson, Lappin had arrested Creswell for a campaign of abuse against Abigail, that left her isolated from her family and terrified."

Nuala Lappin intervened to rescue Olympic showjumper Abigail Lyle from the violent control of Jonathan Creswell. Warning signs of Creswell's behaviour were present from the start. Years before the death of young equestrian Katie Simpson, Lappin had arrested Creswell for a campaign of abuse against Abigail. That campaign left Abigail isolated from her family and terrified. The arrest documented a prior pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour by Creswell. The chronology links earlier abuse and police intervention to subsequent tragic outcomes within the equestrian community.

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