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In the news- another heartbreaking DV incident

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shakeyourcaboose · 24/06/2018 21:51

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/violent-predator-who-abused-teenage-12777210

What a tragic, horrible story. How Oxford Brookes can offer this man a place l do not know, or am I wrong and he's 'done his time'?

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MinaPaws · 25/06/2018 00:03

What is the full story here? The papers all say she broke it off with him, he visited her and 'minutes later' she was dead by suicide. That seems very odd.

LassWiADelicateAir · 24/06/2018 23:51

There is only one thing standing in the way of female liberation and that is other women

This is a tragic case. A glib little soundbite like that is deeply insulting to Emily and her family and friends. The bullying was carried out by Angus Milligan. There also seems to be inadequate pastoral care at Aberdeen University.

thebewilderness · 24/06/2018 23:45

There is only one thing standing in the way of female liberation and that is other women.

1st rule of misogyny: Women are responsible for what men do.

LassWiADelicateAir · 24/06/2018 23:42

Angus Milligan is the grandson of the late Lord Milligan, a Scottish judge. I was vaguely friendly with his aunt many years ago although haven't seen her for years. I don't know which of Lord Milligan's children is Angus Milligan's father.

www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/jim-milligan-1-740481

www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4692006/amp/Angus-Milligan-avoids-jail-Emily-Drouet-death.html

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shakeyourcaboose · 24/06/2018 23:13

His grandfather was Jim Milligan apparently a well respected judge, so yes connections.

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SciFiFan2015 · 24/06/2018 22:59

I wonder how much his current status at the University has anything to do with the fact he's a "direct descendant of Scots philanthropist Andrew Carnegie"?
Is he from a wealthy family still? Well connected? Influential?

QuarksandLeptons · 24/06/2018 22:49

Why is violence against women not punished? How could a judge find that this sadistic, violent man wasn’t eligible for any jail time?

Agree that Oxford Brookes have made a massive cock up with giving this abuser a place at their university where he has access to abuse women.

FloralBunting · 24/06/2018 22:44

"Supervision order". Pointless load of old guff. It's more worthwhile the newspapers keeping a beady eye than the authorities, lawful or university.
How tiresome that it still needs to be the case that people have to go through press to highlight this sort of thing? I'm a staunch believer in the necessity of a free press, and when you see this sort of story, I think it really highlights the useful work journalism does.

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shakeyourcaboose · 24/06/2018 22:35

Emily's texts to her friends are just so sad and indicative of the gaslighting shit that evil like this guy perpetuate. She is telling them of his violence and that he had strangled her but that it was her fault, absolutely shame on Oxford Brookes. Although l also wonder if his family background had a helping hand?

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Popchyk · 24/06/2018 22:26

How awful that he was made to leave Aberdeen.

I'm sure he'd prefer to be dead. Not.

rollingonariver · 24/06/2018 22:25

Devastating. And the cycle continues.

Ineedacupofteadesperately · 24/06/2018 22:22

Shame on Oxford Brookes. They can't have done a risk assessment or he wouldn't have got a place. He admitted domestic violence. What would a man have to do before they'd exclude them? Shocking. When are women and girls going to be protected?

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shakeyourcaboose · 24/06/2018 22:11

Even after being expelled he had the bloody arrogance to turn up at a university ball.

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shakeyourcaboose · 24/06/2018 22:10

I know @popchyk- it's enraging, but just know there will be the apologists who come on spouting the rubbish about him being made to leave Aberdeen. I'm just so incensed l don't think lve made much sense.

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Norther · 24/06/2018 22:08

I'm not advocating violence, this is pure fantasy, but I often dream of a female hit squad going round culling nasty guys like this.

The most upsetting thing about this is not that there are evil, violent abusers out there, it's that I know there will be females around him who, on being made aware of his background, will make excuses for him or say he deserves a second chance. There is only one thing standing in the way of female liberation and that is other women. If we had widespread solidarity we would achieve all our aims. We live in a patriarchy for the simple reason that men support other men much better than women support other women. Sigh.

Popchyk · 24/06/2018 22:06

How can he have done his time?

He hasn't done any time at all. Despite choking her and beating her.

He gets to start over again at another university weeks after his conviction. And she is dead.

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shakeyourcaboose · 24/06/2018 22:01

In case anyone does read l don't think have given an appropriate title so have reported to ask for it to be changed.

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shakeyourcaboose · 24/06/2018 21:51

Sorry how do you make a link?
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/violent-predator-who-abused-teenage-12777210

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