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THE WOMAN WHO TRIED TO DESTROY US

‘Sick fantasist accused my partner of rape’

Nicola Holt, 52, and her partner had their lives torn apart by fake claims.

Sitting up in bed, I saw my fiance Mo, then 39, pulling a T-shirt over his head as he hopped around in the dark.

‘What are you doing?’ I hissed, glancing at the clock bleary eyed. It was just after 10am on a Sunday in July 2019, and we’d been enjoying a lie-in. ‘Popping out to get ice cream for an event later today,’ he grinned. Typical Mo, work was never far from his mind.

We’d been together since 2013 but were friends years before that. I had an interior design business while Mo owned a wine bar, restaurants and ice cream vans.

We had lots in common – we were both business-minded and family-orientated. Mo had four kids from a previous relationship, and two lived with us.

‘OFFICERS RAN PAST MY BEDROOM’

POLICE RAID

Hearing his car pull out of the drive, I snuggled down in the duvet and dozed off.

But moments later, I jolted awake to an explosion of noise. There was

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