A man who launched a series of brutal attacks on his girlfriend has been jailed for six years. Jamie Brock's reign of terror was so horrifying that the woman screamed in desperation: "If you're going to kill me, just do it quickly, I've had enough."
The woman was strangled, bitten and repeatedly punched by Brock, 30, in a string of violent assaults. In one incident, the fiend bit her ear and said "I'm going to bite your ear off, you b****," reports the Manchester Evening News.
Brock assaulted his then partner after accusing her of cheating on him after another man "touched her shoulder". He made threats to kill her and in desperation she made the cry for her pain to end.
Manchester Crown Court heard the pair entered a relationship which would become toxic in January 2021. Both were said to be living "chaotic lifestyles" and abused alcohol. Brock was also said to have been using drugs.
He had previously attacked the woman but was released under investigation and struck again last June. He would become the subject of a Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO), banning him from contacting the woman.
On June 6, they were drinking at his flat when he accused her of checking his mobile phone and grabbed her by the neck, the court heard. Prosecuting Paul Hodgkinson said: "She thinks she passed out as when she came round she could feel the defendant's hands around her neck, causing her to struggle to breathe.
"She believed she was going to die. He started punching her to the face, ripped her trousers and underwear, poured Coca Cola over her and called her degrading names such as 'dirty little f***ing tramp'."
The woman escaped and fled to the home of a neighbour as Brock was arrested by police. He claimed he acted in self-defence when questioned by cops.
On August 1, they were at his flat when the man accused her of cheating. The prosecutor added: "He was referring to an innocent incident when a male touched her on the shoulder." She rejected having sex with Brock that evening and as he continued to accuse her, she got up to leave but was stopped by the brute.
Brock grabbed her arm, pulled her hair so she fell to the floor and launched repeated punches to her face. Mr Hodgkinson said: "He then bit her ear and stated 'I'm going to bite your ear off, you b****', then said 'I'm going to kill you, you b****'. The defendant strangled her to the point she told him 'if you're going to kill me, just do it quickly - I've had enough'."
The woman shouted for help as Brock let her go later and apologised. He was arrested three days after when a passing police officer noticed her injuries. She was treated for face swellings, bruising to her neck and damage to her right eye, including fractures to her cheek. The woman said in a statement that Brock has "absolutely wrecked [her] life."
Chloe Fordham, mitigating, said Brock had a "harsh" upbringing and developed epilepsy, anxiety, and low mood. He was said to be "prone to outbursts of violence". "He is genuinely remorseful and has taken steps to address his addiction," she told the court.
Recorder Andrew Long told Brock: "You pulled her hair so it came out, you repeatedly punched her in the face and strangled her saying you intended to kill her - she thought she was going to die. This was a sustained and severe assault."
The judge said there was a "high risk" he would cause serious harm to future partners and was branded a dangerous offender under sentencing provisions. Brock was jailed for six years with an extended licence period of two years. He was made the subject of a restraining and banned from contacting the woman indefinitely.
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