Taking Back Control: Nicola tells her chilling story of coercive control at the hands of ex-garda Paul Moody

Nicola’s harrowing story shows how her former partner and ex-garda Paul Moody kept track of her every move, threatened her and bombarded her with abusive messages

Nicola Hanney, who waived her anonymity to tell her remarkable story in Taking Back Control. Photo: RTÉ

Pat Stacey

Nicola is bravery incarnate. Not the least of her bravery was the decision to waive her anonymity for the documentary Taking Back Control (RTÉ1, Monday, December 11).

You’ll probably know something of her story already. It was all over the newspaper and TV news last July when her former partner, an ex-garda called Paul Moody, was jailed for three years and three months for coercive control.