'The Violence Was so Bad. I Knew If I Did Not Leave He Would End Up Killing Me' ; Victim Tells How Years of Cruelty and Humiliation Took Their Toll

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AS SHE celebrated her birthday, it was the first time she had been able to force a smile.

Sat in a police station with her abusive partner behind bars, she finally knew she was safe.

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'The Violence Was so Bad. I Knew If I Did Not Leave He Would End Up Killing Me' ; Victim Tells How Years of Cruelty and Humiliation Took Their Toll

For three-and-a-half years the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been treated like a slave as her partner, Andrew Mendham, of Burton Fleming, near Bridlington, violently controlled every aspect of her life.

Now, the 43-year-old businessman has been jailed for 18 months after being found guilty at Hull Crown Court of ass...

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