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       2021-07-23T18:52:20.959818Z
       
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       Today I stood, with many other residents of my hometown, along the main road into town, to say goodbye to Gracie Spinks.You may not have heard of 23 year old Gracie, as her story occurred around the same time as we were all reeling from the shock of what happened to Sarah Everard, but her story is one all too familiar to many women.On the 18th June, at around 7.30am, Gracie had gone to the stables, where she kept her horse, Paddy. At 8am she was found unconscious, lying in a pool of blood. A man was seen running away from the scene. Paramedics attended and attempted CPR. They realised that Gracie had been stabbed and the police were called. Gracie was pronounced dead by 8.50am.Police searched the area for the man who had been seen running away. He was eventually found by a member of the public. He was also dead, a later postmortem found that his death was self inflicted, having starved himself of oxygen.The man, Michael Sellers, was known to Gracie. They had been colleagues. In the weeks before her death, Gracie had been to the police to complain that Sellers had been stalking her. Despite police speaking to him, he did not leave Gracie alone.Gracie's friends have begun a campaign for Gracie's law, asking for harsher penalties for stalkers, including custodial sentences in cases where death threats are made. Currently there is only a paper petition, although they also plan to start a petition on the UK Parliament petition site. If you can, please go and support her friends, by joining and sharing their Grace's Law Facebook page. I know it would mean a lot to them. In the words of Gracie's mum, "My beautiful daughter's death can't be for nothing. Let's protect future women."https://www.facebook.com/groups/319914999673750/?ref=share