Manja Whaley, who was a domestic violence worker for 10 years, met Hannah at a gym last year:
'And some of the things that she would explain was this excessive control of Rowan, the sexual abuse daily, and if she didn't have sex with him, he would punish not only her but also the children.'
* Hannah didn't believe she was in a domestic violence relationship because he had never hit her.
* For 10 years she had suffered emotional, sexual and financial abuse.
* He checked her accounts on Facebook.
* He accused her of cheating.
* He would accuse her of being flirtatious if she was had messages with males, even males he knew through the gym.
* He made her wear tights to the gym and wouldn’t let her wear shorts in case she attracted other men.
Mrs Clarke said:
* He was abusive from the start of the relationship when Hannah was just 20.
* He tried to isolate her from friends and family.
* “He was always controlling, ruined her relationship with everyone and even tried to get her away from us.”
* If the parents went down the coast and the family turned up and saw them, they would go to another beach.
* “Everything got worse after she left as he couldn’t control the situation anymore”.
* He portrayed himself as a loving father on social media every night but it was all a façade.
Mr Clarke said:
* He was able to convince everyone he was hard done by and that he was the good guy.
* He was very good at manipulating people into doing what he wanted and could turn on the tears if necessary to make you feel sorry for him.
* He made people think he was a nice guy, then sponged off them and dumped them when he was done with them and moved on.
* He couldn’t stand how Hannah, a champion athlete who won gold medals in trampoline, would outshine him. He was jealous of her sporting success when she beat him in crossfit. RB was the main trainer but Hannah was far more qualified because he “couldn’t pass the tests”.
* He caused a split between her and her brother.
* “He thought he was hard done by and wanted 50% of custody and we knew that couldn’t work, the guy didn’t work, he couldn’t support his own family. It started getting ugly”. [Hannah ended up agreeing that he could have the children 4 days one week and 3 days the next.]
Speaking on the Today show, Ms Whaley, revealed a terrifying comment that RB made to Hannah about a previous relationship with the mother of his first child. WTTE that if his previous partner were to leave him, and with his child, he would take the child and kill himself and kill the child.
Hannah Clarke was abused for 10 years before burned to death | Daily Mail Online
There are no words to describe this monster. When I first heard the news, I thought he murdered them, placed them in the car and then set it alight, but to burn them alive!!!! I remember years ago when ISIS captured a Jordanian pilot, put him in a cage and then burnt him alive. That was one of the most shocking things I'd ever heard, but then CW and now RB came along. Man's inhumanity to man.
Apologies for 2 very long posts.