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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Kaitlin Easton & Kelly-Ann Mills

Controlling thug branded ex-girlfriend with his initial to prove he 'owned her'

A mum has told how her controlling ex branded her with the letter M to prove he 'owned her' in their seven-year abusive relationship.

Vile thug Martin Burns told Amanda McManus, 30, that no one would believe he was abusing her because the majority of the attacks were not physical.

During his reign of terror, the 31-year-old subjected Amanda, from Johnstone, Scotland to a torrent of emotional and physical trauma.

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