Woman left unrecognizable after jealous boyfriend smashed a TV over her head then brutally beat her to a pulp as she begged for her life

A survivor of a domestic abuse has recalled the moment her partner attacked using a 32 inch television with the back of her skull.

28-year-old Abbie Bryson tried to escaped death at her bedroom in Manchester back in March 2018, when her then-boyfriend Scott Hughes 27, pinned her into a corner, kicked her and stamped her head. 

She met Hughes after the pair got chatting in a bar in Manchester several months earlier and thought he seemed like a 'nice guy'.

They eventually sparked a relationship before moving into their own flat together.

He had me fooled for a very long time,' said Abbie.

'After a few dates I had mentioned him to my friends and they warned me to stay away from him, but I just couldn't see it - he seemed like a really nice guy.'

But all hell broke loose, after they moved in together, 'After a month or so living together, Scott just completely changed,' Abbie said.

On one occasion, Hughes flew into a fit of rage after Abbie accepted a lift home from a man at work instead of walking home in the snow.

'Even when we were out with Scott's friends, he would accuse them of flirting with me,' she recalled.

The 24th of March was a Friday and Abbie had been working a late shift and she and Scott had planned to have a few drinks when she got home.

'By the time I got home from work Scott was absolutely wasted and I could tell he had been taking drugs,' Abbie said.

'I told him I had had enough and that I couldn't go on like this anymore so I went upstairs to begin packing a suitcase.'

'He picked up my 32inch flat screen and smashed it over the back of my head,' Abbie recalled.

Hughes repeatedly punched Abbie to the face, poured paint on her, kicked her to the head and at one point, pulled a wardrobe over her.

So desperate to cover his crimes, Hughes even took a 'butter knife' to his own throat and inflicted 'superficial' wounds to make the attack look like self defence.

Her terrifying ordeal only came to an end when Abbie managed to open the front door and scream for help, alerting neighbours to the house.

He was convicted of causing bodily harm and sentenced to 14 years in jail.