Monica Allan

Oct 10, 2024 | l8r.it | Jeremy Craddock |Chris Cook |Sara Gay Forden |Monica Allan

LoveReading Says About Author LoveReading Says Written by one of the first journalists on the case, Jeremy Craddock’s true crime tome, The Lady in the Lake, reads like a gripping murder-mystery thriller. As for the case, in summer 1991, divers discovered a suspicious package in Coniston Water in the Lake District.

Apr 26, 2023 | walesonline.co.uk | Monica Allan |Nisha Mal

When Monica Allan was just five years old her own mother tried to kill her. Elizabeth Mount, who also tried to kill Monica when she was a baby, was jailed and her daughter was put into foster care. Whilst in care Monica would experience physical and sexual abuse at the hands of those who should have protected her. The now 55-year-old was told she could not seek compensation because of the “same roof” rule, meaning victims who lived with their attackers up to 1979 were ineligible for pay-outs.

Apr 25, 2023 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Monica Allan

Alcoholism, abuse, and loneliness cast a constant shadow over Monica Allan’s early childhood. When she was just five years old her mother tried to kill her. Elizabeth Mount, who also tried to kill Monica when she was a baby, was jailed and Monica, 55, was placed into foster care where she would go on to experience physical and sexual abuse at the hands of those who should have protected her.