‘My abusive ex controlled my life for two years — I couldn’t even sleep when I wanted to’

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A 47-year-old woman was controlled by her abusive partner through ‘violence and intimidation’ for two years before he eventually ended up behind bars. Daisy — which is not her real name — was abused by Lee Yates, a man she met on a dating app in 2020. Throughout the time the pair were dating, Yates subjected Daisy to a string of traumatising experiences, from monitoring what she wore to controlling how long she spent in the bathroom. Following Yates’ arrest and subsequent prison sentence, Daisy, from Crawley, West Sussex, has bravely decided to speak out about her ordeal, in an attempt to raise awareness of domestic abuse. ‘This person has controlled your life for so long that you