From backlash to backstory

The troubling tale of Carl Watters and Leah Gibson

Not long ago, I wrote about the online backlash faced by Carl Watters and Leah Gibson, a couple living in rural Dovedale - a place I had never heard of, until writing the article. At the time, most social media comments were critical. People expressed disbelief, anger and scepticism. What appeared at first glance to be a case of injustice and overreach …