Her Children Got in the Way of Her Fun Party Lifestyle: Louise Porton

Ceebla C
9 min readApr 7, 2023
Louise Porton (L), Her mother Sharon (R), and inset ( Her daughters Lexi & Scarlet)

This terrible event occurred in January 2018 in the English town of Rugby, in the county of Warwickshire. Part-time model Louise Porton, aged 22, was a young woman who was a single mother of two young children, 17-month-old Scarlett Vaughan, and 3-year-old Lexi Draper. Chris Draper and Louise lived together when they had their eldest daughter, Lexi. Louise became pregnant with their second child, but they eventually broke up. Louise decided that she did not want the father to have any involvement with either of their children. So she uprooted the family to put some space (55 km) between the father and the kids.

Shortly after the separation, Louise gave birth to a daughter, Scarlett Vaughan, and since she didn’t want her former lover, Draper, to be a part of her life, she gave Scarlett the surname of a man she was seeing at the time, Vaughan, although they eventually also broke up.

Coping being a young single mother

It wasn’t easy being a single parent of two young children at 22, especially without a local support system. She was barely making ends meet, and the more time she spent by herself with the kids, the more she longed for a break from them.

Over time, Louise developed a pattern of spending the weekend drinking and…

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Ceebla C

I have written over 100 true crime stories here on Medium, but not anymore as it took a toll on my health. Now I write about whatever makes me happy.