A younger girl has been left scarred for all times after her 'manipulative' ex-boyfriend brutally attacked her in a Glasgow lodge.
Jordana Rutherford was simply 17 when William Weir knocked her unconscious throughout a violent assault on the Citizen M on Renfield Avenue, following an argument in November 2019.
The 20-year-old, from West Calder, stated the terrifying ordeal induced her to try to take her personal life to heal her ache, in addition to being the explanation she now experiences extreme panic assaults.
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She stated: "What I went by means of that evening was completely terrifying.
"The scenario itself was horrible, however mentally and bodily I am nonetheless broken. I nonetheless have nightmares about what occurred in that room.
"I have been left with a large scar on my head that could be a every day reminder of what he performed to me.
"I truthfully thought I cherished William. However now I do know it wasn't love. Our relationship was poisonous. It was fixed arguments and fights.
"He had slapped and pushed me a couple of occasions earlier than, however he was all the time so apologetic and stated it will by no means occur once more.
"Sadly I believed him. He had whole management over me.
" Wanting again I do know he managed me. I used to be brainwashed by him.
"He was manipulative and aggressive. He instructed me who I may and could not see and I allowed it to occur. I used to be younger and naïve and I simply want I had listened to the folks round me who instructed me I deserved higher."
Weir, from Larkhall, was discovered responsible of assault at Glasgow Sheriff Courtroom on March 3.
The 22-year-old was charged with pushing Jordana on the physique, pulling her hair and placing her on the pinnacle inflicting her to lose consciousness all to her harm and everlasting disfigurement.
After experiences of a disturbance, store assistant Jordana, stated emergency companies raced to the couple's lodge room and located her mendacity on the ground in a pool of her personal blood.
She claims 'drunk' Weir had grew to become aggressive and threatened to kill himself after she instructed him she needed to separate up.
She stated: "We had been at a live performance within the O2 Academy and I really watched him kiss another person proper in entrance of me. He was so drunk and being actually disrespectful.
"I left alone and headed again to the lodge.
"A wee whereas later he got here again too. After me telling him I did not need to be with him anymore he obtained so aggressive.
"He to begin with stated he was going to kill himself, however after his pathetic makes an attempt failed, he turned on me.
"I bent down to assist him take his shoe off and he pushed me throughout the room. I solely weighed six stone on the time so I went flying.
"The subsequent factor I do know he was on high of me pulling my hair after which he hit me on the pinnacle with one thing.
"He knocked me out. I do not know what else he performed to me once I was unconscious, however once I awoke I used to be lined in blood and in agony.
"I used to be so scared.
"The police and paramedics had been there, however he was nowhere to be seen. He had fled earlier than they arrived apparently."
Jordana was rushed to a close-by hospital the place she was handled for the accidents to her head and face.
She claims Weir hit her so onerous that her nostril piercing needed to be faraway from inside her nostril after she was rushed to hospital.
She added: "It was so indented in my nostril that they needed to go inside and choose it out.
"The huge reduce on my head wanted stitches. I had black eyes, my lip had been burst and was so swollen and I had a reduce along with my eye."
Jordana is now warning different folks of the hazards of being in a 'poisonous' relationship.
She stated: "I’m sharing my story for no different motive however to wish that what occurred to me might forestall this from occurring to different women. These crimson flags, take them severely.
"The nights once they get too drunk after which scream and push you. Take it severely women and boys, please.
" Home abuse is much too widespread nowadays, however I promise you aren't alone, and it does get higher."
Weir was launched on bail while awaiting sentencing on April 4.
Jordana added: "It has been a protracted few years ready for him to pay for what he performed to me, so I am simply so relieved that he was discovered responsible. I have been branded a liar and now folks know what he performed and who he actually is."
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