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A new true crime documentary has been added netflix This week, fans are moved to tears over one man’s harrowing abuse.

The documentary was broadcast for the first time channel 5 At the beginning of this year, the harasser applied to the court to stop the broadcast.

Watch the trailer here:

Name of the show in question My Wife, My Abuserand details the courageous story of Richard Spencer.

Spencer was abused by his wife, Sheree Spencer, for over a decade.

He eventually went to trial and was sentenced to four years in prison. prisonSentencing judge Kate Rayfield said it was “the worst case of controlling and coercive behavior she had ever seen”.

When police responded to the incident, Richard Spencer provided 43 injury photographs, 36 video clips and nine mobile recordings.

Spencer suffered horrific injuries from abuse (Channel 5)

Several video clips of the events were captured via a ‘nanny cam’ which helped capture evidence of his abusive behaviour.

She regularly attacked her husband and was even seen threatening him with a knife in a video recorded by the nanny’s cameras.

He threw the knife at her, leaving a 2cm cut below her knee.

In the documentary, the abused husband and father says: “Sheree’s abuse of me evolved and escalated over time; He repeatedly used physical attacks, threats, verbal abuse, and humiliation to punish me and establish control over me.

“The abuse was hidden from the outside world, including friends and family.

Abuse of often drunk people caught on nanny cameras (Channel 5)

“Sheree convinced me that I was a responsible and willing participant in the abuse.

“He declared without remorse that I deserved to be punished and that this was a just consequence of me having disappointed him in some way.”

The documentary about his story, which was recently added to Netflix and went straight to number one on the streaming charts, was a harrowing watch for viewers.

Someone tweeted: “My Wife, My Abuser It’s a ridiculously difficult watch. It really broke my heart that she committed all this abuse IN FRONT OF HER CHILDREN. “Damn it sucks.”

Another said: “I watched it My wife, my The harasser at Channel 5 earlier this year and that one is still on my mind.

Threatened with knife (Channel 5)

“It was absolutely horrific abuse and it is disgusting to see how long he was imprisoned. That poor man has the courage to tell his story.”

To talk Commenting on the documentary, MailOnline, Richard Spencer said: “Sheree tried but failed to stop the documentary being broadcast at the crown court.”

After he was jailed, he said: “I have resigned myself to the fact that I will never fully recover from his abuse and that it will have a lasting, damaging impact on my life and the lives of my family.”

My Wife, My Abuser It is currently available to watch on Netflix.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, please know that you are not alone. Refuge, the national domestic violence helpline, is available 24/7 on 0808 2000 247 or live chatAvailable from 10:00 to 22:00, Monday to Friday.