"Man" admits to GBH on girlfriend after gouging out her eyes

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I saw this on the news just now and shuddered just listening to it, I can't believe that anyone could subject someone to such a horrifying attack. What scum live amongst us.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-17701804

A man who blinded his girlfriend by gouging her eyes has admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Shane Jenkin, 33, of Sea Lane, Hayle, Cornwall, also severely beat Tina Nash, fracturing her jaw and breaking her nose, Truro Crown Court heard.

He was arrested after assaulting the 31-year-old mother of two at her house in Hayle on 20 April last year.

Jenkin, who had attacked her before, kept Ms Nash imprisoned for 12 hours after the attack, the court heard.

Although there had been violence in the couple's relationship, Ms Nash told police she thought she could change Jenkin, even admitting she had helped him get out of trouble for hurting her on previous occasions.

After the "vicious" attack in April, attempts were made to save the sight in one of Ms Nash's eyes, but they failed and she was left completely blind.
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I just can't imagine what this poor woman must have gone through and still be going through. I hope that this absolute nutcase goes away for a very long time.
I hope that someday, science might be able to do something for her to enable her to see again but without any actual eyes, I wonder if anything could ever be done for her.

It says she "thought she could change him" - how many times do we hear stories of domestic violence where women thought exactly the same?

She said the attack had left her feeling "buried alive, claustrophobic and not in control of my life".

She said: "I truly feel that, when he was strangling me, he was trying to murder me.

"He has taken everything from me and robbed me of one of the most precious things in life - my sight."

She added: "I actually look forward to going to sleep because in my dreams I have sight. It's when I wake up that the truth hits home.

"Some days I just don't want to get up, but I'm determined to provide a future for my children and this is my motivation."

Her sons were aged 13 and three at the time of the attack.
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One of the worst things I read was that he actually tried to blame HER after the event, saying that it was her fault that he was going to go to prison for a long time...
 
Horrific. Especially so as he "imprisoned for 12 hours after the attack" while she was obviously seriously injured. I'm sure some people will pick up on this sentence, though:

Although there had been violence in the couple's relationship, Ms Nash told police she thought she could change Jenkin, even admitting she had helped him get out of trouble for hurting her on previous occasions.
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Her mistake was staying with him after beatings and thinking she could change him. Doesn't excuse his actions though.

Terrible :(
 
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