A woman has shared chilling details of how her "animal" ex-boyfriend would have killed her if she hadn't escaped the terrifying situation. Lisa Gouldson, 46, said her former partner John Brown had left her and another woman needing hospital treatment following a vicious attack that still haunts her noe, Last week, 50-year-old Brown was handed a nine-month jail sentence and a two-year restraining order at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting assault occasioning bodily harm and assault.
On November 3 last year, he carried out a vile assault against Lisa and another woman at a residence in Kirkby, leaving both of them in agony. Lisa told the ECHO: "He punched me repeatedly. I was black and blue all over and lost four of my teeth - three on top and one on the bottom." She also suffered broken ribs in the attack, and said that more than two months on from the ordeal, she hasn't recovered from what happened to her.
"I don't know how I escaped to be honest," she told us. "As it was happening, I was just thinking, I need to get out because he's going to kill me. He was like an animal - I've never seen him that angry before. It's left my confidence low and I can't trust anyone anymore. It's been a very stressful time.".
The relationship lasted for 25 years, on and off, and Lisa now says she regrets staying with Brown for so long. "I was too invested in our history," she said. "I was always trying to make it work.". She said she has chosen to speak out "so that women can be braver and stand up for themselves". "My advice is just to leave the situation as soon as you're able. As soon as you're disrespected and you see those red flags, get out of the relationship before it becomes physical or mental.".
