Trapped

My true story of a battle for justice after a childhood of hell

Della Wright, Linda Watson-Brown

• Publisher: John Blake
• Year: 2022
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781789465136
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: Social Sciences

'Della's story is tragic, shocking and heart-breaking, but she must be heard. Della is an inspirational and dedicated campaigner who I've been proud to support. Her book eloquently portrays her past vulnerability and her steadfast determination to help others. A must read' Sarah Champion, MP

'I'd been the unwanted child, the little girl who got in the way. I swore I'd put my abuser behind bars and I'd fight with every breath in my body against the life sentence he'd given me. This was my time.'

Della Wright is an incredible campaigner for the rights of abuse victims after suffering a lifetime of betrayal.

Left alone at home for the first time at only two years old by those tasked with her care, Della was let down first by social services. When known paedophile Terry Price entered her life when she was six, moving into her home, he would groom and sexually abuse her for the next five years. Even the sight of a little girl going to his probation meetings wasn't enough to make the authorities act.

After a lifetime of violent relationships and mental health problems, Della eventually managed to put her childhood abuser behind bars for 22 years, a decade after first going to the police. He had changed his name multiple times to evade detection for his many crimes.

As an ambassador for the Safeguarding Alliance, Della now campaigns to ensure offenders cannot slip through the net by giving themselves new identities. She has vowed to try and stop anyone experiencing the same neglect, betrayal and abuse she did.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Prologue
• Chapter 1: STORIES
• Chapter 2: PILLAR TO POST
• Chapter 3: SPACESHIPS AND DAYDREAMS
• Chapter 4: REMEMBER MY NAME
• Chapter 5: DESPERATE
• Chapter 6: ‘SUCH A PRETTY LITTLE THING’
• Chapter 7: WISHES
• Chapter 8: NICE THINGS
• Chapter 9: TERROR
• Chapter 10: NO ONE TO BLAME
• Chapter 11: ‘HELLO, PRINCESS’
• Chapter 12: NEEDS
• Chapter 13: NO ESCAPE
• Chapter 14: THIS IS YOUR LIFE
• Chapter 15: A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
• Chapter 16: MY BABY
• Chapter 17: THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION
• Chapter 18: NEW HOME, NEW LIFE
• Chapter 19: STUCK
• Chapter 20: HELP ME
• Chapter 21: ‘WE KNOW WHO HE IS’
• Chapter 22: THE TRIAL
• Chapter 23: NOWHERE TO HIDE
• Chapter 24: DUTY OF CARE
• Chapter 25: SURVIVIN
• Chapter 26: DELLA’S LAW
• Epilogue
• Acknowledgements