'Della's story is tragic, shocking and heart-breaking, but she must be
heard. Della is an inspirational and dedicated campaigner who I've been
proud to support. Her book eloquently portrays her past vulnerability
and her steadfast determination to help others. A must read' Sarah
Champion, MP'I'd been the unwanted child, the little girl who got in the
way. I swore I'd put my abuser behind bars and I'd fight with every
breath in my body against the life sentence he'd given me. This was my
time.'Della Wright is an incredible campaigner for the rights of abuse
victims after suffering a lifetime of betrayal.Left alone at home for
the first time at only two years old by those tasked with her care,
Della was let down first by social services. When known paedophile Terry
Price entered her life when she was six, moving into her home, he would
groom and sexually abuse her for the next five years. Even the sight of
a little girl going to his probation meetings wasn't enough to make the
authorities act.After a lifetime of violent relationships and mental
health problems, Della eventually managed to put her childhood abuser
behind bars for 22 years, a decade after first going to the police. He
had changed his name multiple times to evade detection for his many
crimes.As an ambassador for the Safeguarding Alliance, Della now
campaigns to ensure offenders cannot slip through the net by giving
themselves new identities. She has vowed to try and stop anyone
experiencing the same neglect, betrayal and abuse she did.
