MI5 will pay compensation and has apologised to a woman who was coercively controlled and attacked with a machete by one of its agents.
Her legal claim followed a BBC investigation four years ago, which showed that the man, known publicly as Agent X, was a neo-Nazi misogynist who used his security service role as a tool of abuse.
The BBC found he used his status to abuse his partner, known by the alias Beth, before he moved abroad, while under police investigation, to continue intelligence work.
After subsequently failing in court to discredit Beth, MI5 recently offered to pay compensation to settle her claim. She has now accepted the offer.
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Statement from Centre for Women's Justice who supported "Beth"
https://www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/news/2026/3/17/survivor-of-abuse-by-mi5-agent-wins-damages-settlement