Examining Christopher Harkins’ Tinder profile, Shannon McKechnie was instantly impressed. Having been single for the last 18 months, she was excited about signing up to the dating app after previously having positive experiences on it, and it seemed to be going well again. She was pleased to find someone who ‘ticked all the boxes’ with his muscular figure, handsome face and luxury lifestyle.

It was enough to make Shannon swipe right in spring 2019 – but little did she know how wrong she could be about a person.

Initially, Chris, who claimed to be a railway engineer and foreign exchange trader, seemed like a breath of fresh air in the dating world. ‘Getting conversation going was often painful, but it was different with him. From the start, he was engaging, asking me questions about my da

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