A forensic or domestic-violence expert says the man who murdered Molly Ticehurst long believed he was the victim, framing his behaviour as justified rather than harmful.
The outlets describe this mindset as consistent with “coercive control” and domestic abuse, where a perpetrator may shift blame and portray themselves as wronged to maintain power and reduce accountability. While both reports focus on the same expert assessment, they do so through a feature-style lens about the killer’s mindset rather than detailing new evidence, timelines, or legal developments. The two sources match in their core claim: the alleged killer holds a victim narrative, which the expert links to patterns seen in controlling and abusive relationships.
