Woman ‘devastated’ when undercover officer ended relationship, spycops inquiry hears

Ellie, who now lives in Australia, tells policing inquiry she was deceived into an affair with officer infiltrating animal rights groups

A woman has told a public inquiry in London that she was left devastated and deeply mistrustful of police after an undercover officer deceived her into an intimate relationship at a young age.

The woman, known only as Ellie, who now lives in Australia, told the undercover policing inquiry on Thursday that she had a year-long relationship with James Thomson while he concealed his real identity from her.