A woman has shared how her ex-boyfriend bit her ear off during a brutal attack while watching England lose a World Cup match. Gemma Williams, 37, was severely beaten and had part of her ear ripped off by her ex-boyfriend during the England vs Italy World Cup match in June 2014.
The attack at the hands of her then-partner, David Barr, now 46, left her concussed for months and "mentally scarred for life". Gemma - who was 29 at the time of the attack - is now speaking out about the link between the World Cup and domestic violence - which increases by a staggering 38 per cent when England lose.
Gemma, a cleaning company assistant, from Mold, North Wales, said: "It was absolutely awful. I couldn't leave the house for two months, I was off work for three months and the concussion lasted even longer. He had shown some signs of aggression, but I didn't pick up on it properly as I'd never experienced that before.
