Ashley was only going on a harmless holiday, but her boyfriend saw red…

He told me I could trust him. Believing him was my first mist ake

She went to work one morning, but horror was about to unfold

I should’ve been safe staying with family

I asked him about dodgy texts, then my life changed forever

When my partner Daniel, then 50, turned to me with a glint in his eye and suggested we get married, I almost laughed at how unromantic it all was. It was November 2020, and we were watching TV at home