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"If he couldn't get his own way, he'd strangle me." Helen's ex-partner Michael Boyes was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in January for attacking and controlling her. But under the government's early release scheme, he could be freed in March 2027 after serving only 14 months. Helen has warned "there will be a death" if domestic abusers are released from prison early. In response, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said: "Release from prison does not mean freedom, and we have designed the toughest licence conditions yet with victim safety at the centre." Click the link in our bio for the full story 🔗 If you have been affected by the issues in this report, you can find support online by searching for 'BBC Action Line'.

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