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- Posted: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 04:27:22 +0000
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The woman beaten on her wedding night is speaking out about the reasons why a groom would beat up his woman on their wedding night. “I thought I was going to die. He looked like he was going to kill me,” says 22-year-old Amy Dawson from Britain. Amy is the woman who was so horrifically beaten by the groom on her wedding night that she was left with a cut eyebrow and bruises to her face and chest, according to a Feb. 17 Canada Journal report,
Amy Dawson and the groom, 29-year-old Gavin Golightly, had been long-term partners and were looking forward to a romantic wedding night. Last August, the couple decided to get married in County Durham. The couple had a fairy-tale wedding at St Mary’s church in West Rainton and a reception at the Beamish Hall hotel where they planned to spend their romantic wedding night.
However, romance turned into rage when Amy asked her new husband to help her take off her wedding dress but he was unable to do so. The details of the horrific rage attack during the couple's wedding night came to light during a recent court hearing.
“Prosecutor Sarah Traynor told Peterlee Magistrates Court that they went to their room just after midnight, with Miss Dawson having to be helped by a hotel porter. ‘The defendant then tried to undo Miss Dawson’s dress,’ she added. The bride had a crochet hook to unfasten the buttons but Golightly refused to use it. ‘The defendant then jumped up from his chair, approached Miss Dawson and pushed her over,’ said Mrs Traynor. ‘He then sat on top of her and started punching her with clenched fists’.”
Despite the brutal wedding night beating of his bride, the groom is not facing any jail time. Golightly pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm but claimed that he had been drugged and that he really could not remember the attack. Instead of any jail time, he received some fines, a community order to undergo supervision for two years, and a restraining order.
Amy does not consider the verdict sufficient and filed for divorce. She is happy about the restraining order but continues to be concerned.
“The community order was far too soft. The restraining order is the only thing keeping me strong. He means nothing to me now.”
Looking back, Amy realizes that she missed the warning signs that came before her wedding night.
“He was caring and loving, and when we found we were having baby, we were delighted. I fell pregnant after eight months, but almost straight away, Gavin became controlling and manipulative. It was like walking on eggshells.”
Should Amy have realized earlier that she was in an abusive relationship? For the British woman, the wake-up call came when she was beaten up on her wedding night.
Amy Dawson and the groom, 29-year-old Gavin Golightly, had been long-term partners and were looking forward to a romantic wedding night. Last August, the couple decided to get married in County Durham. The couple had a fairy-tale wedding at St Mary’s church in West Rainton and a reception at the Beamish Hall hotel where they planned to spend their romantic wedding night.
However, romance turned into rage when Amy asked her new husband to help her take off her wedding dress but he was unable to do so. The details of the horrific rage attack during the couple's wedding night came to light during a recent court hearing.
“Prosecutor Sarah Traynor told Peterlee Magistrates Court that they went to their room just after midnight, with Miss Dawson having to be helped by a hotel porter. ‘The defendant then tried to undo Miss Dawson’s dress,’ she added. The bride had a crochet hook to unfasten the buttons but Golightly refused to use it. ‘The defendant then jumped up from his chair, approached Miss Dawson and pushed her over,’ said Mrs Traynor. ‘He then sat on top of her and started punching her with clenched fists’.”
Despite the brutal wedding night beating of his bride, the groom is not facing any jail time. Golightly pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm but claimed that he had been drugged and that he really could not remember the attack. Instead of any jail time, he received some fines, a community order to undergo supervision for two years, and a restraining order.
Amy does not consider the verdict sufficient and filed for divorce. She is happy about the restraining order but continues to be concerned.
“The community order was far too soft. The restraining order is the only thing keeping me strong. He means nothing to me now.”
Looking back, Amy realizes that she missed the warning signs that came before her wedding night.
“He was caring and loving, and when we found we were having baby, we were delighted. I fell pregnant after eight months, but almost straight away, Gavin became controlling and manipulative. It was like walking on eggshells.”
Should Amy have realized earlier that she was in an abusive relationship? For the British woman, the wake-up call came when she was beaten up on her wedding night.
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