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Teen beaten so badly by boyfriend she thought ‘only way out was in a bodybag’

A man who beat his teenage girlfriend until she thought her ‘only way out was in a body bag’ has been jailed.

Abu Munahim, 26, met Elouise McDermott last May, when she was a ‘vulnerable’ 17-year-old mum who had just come out of an abusive relationship.

They got together and Munahim treated Elouise ‘worse than a prisoner’ throughout, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Anna Bond detailed several horrific incidents where the now-18-year-old was beaten by the man almost 10 years her senior.

On one occasion, the couple were walking home from a night out drinking with friends when Munahim started hitting Elouise for something she had said earlier.

Ms Bond said: ‘He continued to punch her in the face and the ribs and she collapsed onto the pavement, screaming for him to stop.

‘When she was lying on the pavement, he bit her cheek and told her he was going to kill her.

‘Whenever she tried to get up he would punch her back down to the ground – at one point she fell back and hit her head on the pavement which left a bloody cut. Whenever she ran away he would drag her back to the bushes.’

Eventually, Elouise managed to run into the middle of the road where she flagged down a passing lorry driver.

But Munahim pulled her back into the bushes as she was trying to get into the vehicle. The driver called the police.

During a different argument, Munahim told Elouise he would ‘take her to the Moors, strip her naked and leave her body there.’

On her 18th birthday, Munahim constantly texted and called Elouise while she was out with her mum and friends.

When she got home she found him waiting for her in his car. He tried to stop her from leaving by ramming his vehicle into hers.

Another incident saw Munahim strangle his girlfriend until she passed out.

She ended up booking herself into a hotel that night – because ‘she couldn’t bear for her mother to see her black eye and bruised ribs’.

While there, Munahim told her he would ‘petrol bomb her house’ and ‘throw acid in her face’.

Elouise tried to run away to her friend’s house at one point but he followed her with a knife and threatened to kill her and himself.

He was in charge of what Elouise could or couldn’t eat and made it a rule that she was not allowed to wear anything short. He also broke her phone, the court heard.

Last August, he hit her ‘square in the face in front of others’ while she was on the phone to a friend.

He received seven weeks in prison for this offence but frequently called her from inside, telling her family to stop talking to the police.

As soon as he was released, he called her to say: ‘Watch what happens now’.

He was made the subject of a non-contact order but broke this in February – when Elouise woke up to him shouting at her and throwing ornaments at her window.

Most recently, Munahim drove up to Elouise while she was walking with her child in a pushchair and her friend, threatening to ‘bonnet’ them and the baby if she did not get into the car with him.

Munahim, from ldham, Greater Manchester, admitted coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was jailed for four and a half years.

His defence lawyer said he had learnt his behaviour from his abusive dad and has ‘never been shown the right way to hold down a relationship between himself and a woman’.

Speaking directly to him, Miss Recorder Abigail Hudson said: ‘You have utter contempt for women, no doubt learnt from your father and you are simply unable to acknowledge women as members of society.

‘It is clear you even hold these proceedings with contempt and do not look sorry in the slightest.

‘Unfortunately for you, this will mean a lifetime of isolation unless you change your ways. You present a very high risk of harm to other women.’

Munahim, known as Dipsy, was also made the subject of an indefinite restraining order.

Domestic abuse helpline

If you are in immediate danger call 999. If you cannot talk, dial 55 and the operator will respond.

For emotional support, you can contact the National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247. Alternatively, for practical and emotional support, please contact Women’s Aid Live Chat 10am – 6pm seven days a week.

You can also reach the National Centre for Domestic Violence on 0800 270 9070 or text NCDV to 60777.

For free and confidential advice and support for women in London affected by abuse, you can call Solace on 0808 802 5565 or email [email protected].

Male victims of domestic abuse can call 01823 334244 to speak to ManKind, an initiative available for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence across the UK as well as their friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues and employers.

Alternatively, the Men's Advice Line can be reached at 0808 8010327, or emailed at [email protected].

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