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Caroline FlackChristine’s mother has said she wants to “set the record straight” about the events that led to her daughter’s death in an upcoming documentary.
East love island Presenter Died in February 2020 After taking his own life. Caroline was to be put on trial for assaulting her lover Lewis Burton.
“By the time I arrived, the police were there and Caroline was lying on the floor,” Christine said of the day her daughter died. “They wouldn’t let me touch him. I’ll never forget it.”
About two months ago, Caroline was arrested and charged with assaulting her partner after she received text messages while he slept that allegedly indicated he was cheating on her.
She later told police: “I had his phone in one hand and mine in the other. I hit him hard on the head. There was no excuse for it. I was just upset. I admit I did it. He was cheating on me.”
Christine said, “I hope this program can set the record straight. I wish I had done it before Caroline died.” Guardian Ahead of the release of the new documentary.
“At that point, though, in the middle of it, we were being told to keep quiet, that everything would be OK and the charges would be dropped. Caroline was telling me, ‘Mom, don’t say anything.'”
The initial CPS document ruled that it was not in the public interest to prosecute as there was no history of domestic violence and Caroline had no previous convictions.
It highlighted that Caroline admitted the attack and that Burton did not support the prosecution. A detective inspector on duty later challenged the CPS’s decision, saying there had been no explicit admission of guilt.
Caroline was charged with assault by beating. He quit his job as host love island And she couldn’t return home and she was so surrounded by the press. He died nine weeks later.
Christine clarified that she did not want the documentary to minimize the harm caused by domestic violence.
“I know people who are afraid to go home, who have gone through terrible times, stuck in controlling and abusive relationships and nothing has been done to help,” she said.
“I have family members who have experienced it. But it wasn’t like that.”
After Caroline’s death, CPS defends process by which it decides to charge people With a conviction after the case was called a “show trial” by the star’s management.
An investigation into the handling of the allegations against the presenter before her tragic death this August found that the Metropolitan Police’s actions were “appropriate and proportionate”.
Asked if she was worried about bringing Caroline’s name back into the public eye, Christine said: “I always say no one can do anything worse to me now. Nothing can be worse than Caroline dying.”
Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth Is on Disney+ from November 10th