On a sunny day, my ex came to the hair salon where I worked – and shot me at close range
- Posted on October 16, 2025
- By The Guardian
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On a sunny day, my ex came to the hair salon where I worked – and shot me at close range

Rachel Williams says domestic violence is a ‘national emergency’. After she survived her ex’s final attack, her traumatised teenage son took his own life, and she began campaigning to end the terrible cycle of abuse