Porn star Sophie Anderson was 'stabbed, abused and trafficked for sex' by her ex-Crystal Palace footballer boyfriend Oliver Spedding before her death, friends claim.
The 36-year-old died of unconfirmed causes on November 18 – two weeks after her lover and fellow adult entertainer, Spedding, 34, was found dead in a highway hotel.
Ms Anderson, a prolific adult actress who claimed to have slept with tens of thousands of men and previously flown to the US to have 32JJ silicone breast implants fitted, met Spedding on the set of a pornographic film.
Now her friends claim the mother-of-one was subjected to brutal physical and mental abuse at the hands of her partner. They called the police and accused them of 'abandoning Sophie'.
They say the footballer-turned-porn star would stab Ms Anderson, leaving gaping bloody wounds on her body, hit her head against the wall, steal her phone and money and even stop her from seeking medical help.
Porn star Sophie Anderson was 'stabbed, abused and trafficked for sex' by her ex-Crystal Palace footballer boyfriend Oliver Spedding before her death, friends claim
Porn star Sophie Anderson is pictured with her boyfriend Oliver Spedding. Both have died – with Spedding accused of assaulting Ms Anderson during their relationship
Anderson died at the age of 34, just two weeks after the death of her footballer boyfriend Spedding
Pals said police 'didn't take them seriously' when they reported the abuse sex worker Sophie suffered, allegedly at the hands of 'manipulative' Spedding. The sun reported.
Friends even claim Sophie was trafficked across the country for sex by Spedding, who pimped her out in a “urine-soaked” camper van, despite Ms Anderson having lost one of her breasts to multiple sepsis infections.
Sick photos, said to be too graphic to publish, appeared to show Sophie's blood-soaked leg with a deep gash measuring 6 inches above her left knee, according to The Sun.
In a heartbreaking message to a friend in August, she sent the photo and wrote: 'That's what he did to me tonight. Another cut, you know what babies I have enough. Cut me with a Stanley knife.”
The pair were due to perform at Brighton Pride that same month but pulled out after Ms Anderson was stabbed by Spedding, according to text messages seen by the newspaper.
In one such message, which was reportedly sent to a friend on August 6, the scared porn star – who had scars across her body from the alleged abuse – wrote: “I think he's going to kill me.”
In another text, Sophie sent a photo showing facial injuries she would 'never get rid of' – calling her abusive love Spedding 'manipulative' before desperately admitting: 'I can't take it anymore .'
A friend told The Sun: 'She was scared but she felt like she couldn't escape, that no one would listen to her… he was destroying her in every way he could.'
The couple met on the set of a pornographic film and started working together as adult performers and shared a house, but their relationship has been described as volatile.
As well as allegedly giving Sophie drugs, friends accused Spedding of pretending Anderson had died in a series of bizarre hoaxes dating back to February this year and again in September just before her death.
Concerned friends – the majority of whom are also sex workers – contacted three different police forces: the Met, Sussex Police and Thames Valley, following the latest death hoax.
Spedding was arrested by Thames Valley Police on September 11 for investigation of GBH, false imprisonment and sending 'indecent, obscene and threatening messages'.
He was released on bail on the condition that he not contact her directly or indirectly, or post any information on social media related to the ongoing case.
Ms Anderson met former Crystal Palace player Spedding while working on the set of a pornographic film
Ms Anderson had previously texted friends because they feared what her lover would do to her
However, in a now-deleted social media rant, the porn star reportedly lashed out at what was being said about him, before chillingly warning: “Invade my space and you will be buried.”
Sophie later seemed to have reconciled with Spedding, writing about this period: 'I know things have been put online and assumptions have been made, but he's not the bad one.'
She added: “His silly joke about me being dead was only because everyone keeps bombarding him with messages like he hurt me and never did.
“It was a stupid joke and he's sorry.”
Following this, Thames Valley Police received another report on October 6. But here too no further action was taken.
Spedding was found dead at a Days Inn Hotel in Winchester, Hampshire, on November 15 after a suspected drug-related death.
Ms Anderson, a prolific adult actress who claimed to have slept with tens of thousands of men and had previously flown to the US to have 32JJ fitted with silicone breast implants, died two weeks later on November 28 in nearby Basingstoke.
Friends have attacked police, saying their reports were ignored by officers because they were sex workers. They say 'vulnerable' Sophie should have been better protected and that police should have taken steps to 'safeguard' her.
“Police need to look at the way they treat sex workers and how they handle reports from sex workers, and stop assuming that we can be expected to live like this,” said a friend.
Sussex Police said it had received a report about the 'welfare of a woman' on September 22 and had contacted and shared the information with Thames Valley Police, who were the 'lead agency' in the investigation.
Thames Valley confirmed it has arrested Spedding, but said it would not comment on complaints because it would be 'inappropriate to do so'.
The Met added that they had received a call about the abuse, but as the incident had reportedly occurred in Sussex, 'no further action was taken by the Met'.
Ms Anderson previously went under the knife to get silicone breast implants
Spedding played for both Crystal Palace and Croydon FC (photo)
Sophie had spent the last few months of her life repeatedly advocating for financial help from her hundreds of thousands of internet followers as she struggled with ill health caused by a botched boob job.
In March last year the actress, originally from Bristol but living in Slough, Berkshire, was left battling for life with sepsis after one of her left breast implants became infected and later exploded.
This has apparently caused her terrible pain and in a recent internet message to her 300,000 followers she said her mental state had been affected by her health problems.
'My mental state is f*****d. I don't know if I'll ever get my self-confidence back.
'The photos online are of me with my breasts from two years ago. Or I just take videos of just my face.
'I feel lost, sad and I look at models with amazing super duper huge fake tits… and I cry.'
Outside of the adult film industry, Anderson supported the LGBT+ community and raised money for HIV charities.
The heartbroken actress' death was announced by her friend and fellow adult film star Rebecca More.
Support for women experiencing domestic abuse can be found by contacting a national charity Refuge on 0808 2000 247. Male victims of domestic violence can find help at Advice line for menby calling 0808 8010327.