She did, but the blood on the mattress was later shown to be hers from a self inflicted injury.
There can be violence and turbulence in relationships without it being domestic abuse (doesn’t make it healthy or normal). Domestic abuse is intimate terrorism, and it’s characterised by patterns of fear and control. I don’t believe Caroline was an abuser and the media treated her much more harshly than they would have a man.
that’s wholly unsubstantiated though. It amounts to hearsay and speculation.
at the time of the incident, there were news stories where “insiders” claimed most of the blood was Caroline’s, presumably as some sort of defence for her.
there’s no way anyone could know whose blood it was, without DNA testing. And if it was mingled, there’s no way of knowing how much of it was Caroline’s and how much of it was lewis, only an educated guess.
perhaps if Caroline had lived the full facts would have been made known to the court and by extension, the public. But she chose not to allow that to happen.
the facts are, that she attacked her boyfriend with a lamp because she suspected he was cheating. Those were the facts made known to an inquest. According to police reports, Caroline readily admitted to hitting lewis over the head. This corroborates what Lewis said in his initially phone call to 999. Those are the facts.
have your opinions but please don’t spread speculation as if it’s factual.
IMO Caroline was deeply unwell, with a history of tumultuous relationships and enabled by her mother and friends who made excuses for her toxic behaviour.