My husband forced me to write sick ‘good wife’ rules, banned me from speaking & eating over 750cals…before brutal attack
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Laying helplessly on the floor, mother-of-four Joanna Hinchcliffe was convinced she was going to die as her husband, Adrian Geary, repeatedly stamped on her head and dragged her by her hair like a rag doll. The brave 37-year-old, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, had suffered four years of control and violence at the hands of Geary, 36.
![[Adrian Geary controlled and abused Joanna until she felt he would eventually kill her]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pic-joanna-adrian-pictured-together-958520044.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
As well as frequent horrific physical assaults, Joanna was required to abide by a list of sick rules, including only speaking when spoken to, with Geary ‘punishing’ her if she broke them. She wasn’t even allowed to sleep in their bed while on her period, instead he forced her to sleep on the sofa.
![[She suffered horrific injuries including a broken nose and bruises all over her body]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wakefield-west-yorkshire-suffered-four-958520147.jpg?strip=all&w=726)
But his vicious attack in March this year saw Joanna bravely report him to the police. Geary admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Last month, he was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison, with a further four years on licence, at Leeds Crown Court.
![[Joanna started writing notes focusing on how to be a good wife to Geary]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/laying-helplessly-floor-mother-of-958520149.jpg?strip=all&w=662)
Now, Joanna is speaking out to help other survivors of domestic abuse. She says: “I’ve been left haunted by the damage that Adrian did to me. But I’m determined to use my experience to help others. I’ve been given a second chance at life and I won’t waste it.”.
Joanna met Geary in March 2020 through mutual friends. Their relationship progressed quickly, with him moving in after just a couple of weeks of dating when Covid-19 hit. Joanna says: “Adrian was amazing and treated my one-year-old son like his own.”.
![[Joanna Hinchcliffe endured years of horrific domestic abuse at the hands of her ex husband]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/d0d0d7df-a54c-40a0-ba55-b27198ae9c52.jpg?strip=all&w=803)
