A young woman who was covered head to toe in bruises was so badly beaten by her partner that she wrote a letter saying goodbye to her young son.
Jessica Davies, 23, has been left with the physical and mental scars of the abuse from Thomas Parry.The mum has bravely spoken of the savage beatings her ex-boyfriend dealt out while their two-year-old son slept in the next room.
The burly man, weighing 23 stone and much taller than 5ft 3in Jessica, subjected her to over eight years of controlling behaviour, reports Wales Online.She met her partner when she was 15 and initially believed him to be a gentle giant but the relationship became toxic as Parry became controlling and attacked her so viciously, it left police officers stunned.
Jessica bravely wants to to raise awareness about domestic abuse and to help others. She said: "I felt physically and emotionally powerless and I thought the only way out was death.
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