A woman has recalled
the terrifying moment her jealous ex boyfriend flew into a rage
and bit her
face 21 times so that ‘no man would look at her again’.
Melody Moon, 25, had
broken up with her partner Jamie Mitchell, 27, after he became controlling and
violent.
Jamie flew into a
jealous rage and decided to attack Melody once he had persuaded her to visit
his home to talk things through. Melody said:
‘Suddenly Jamie
punched me to the ground and wrapped his hands around my throat.
‘”You’re going to
die” he said and dragged me by my hair to the sofa.He said he was going to bite
my face so no man would look at me again.
‘As his face came
towards mine I realised in disbelief he was sinking his teeth into my skin,
biting my cheek, lips and ears.’
Melody was left with
a fractured right eye socket, a broken nose and cheekbone, and lacerations all
over her body. She continued:
‘Jamie had torn into
my face 21 times. It felt like he’d tried to eat me alive.
‘When I saw my
reflection I didn’t recognise myself either. I thought Jamie was right, no one
will ever look at me again. I looked like a monster.’
DailyMail reports
Melody was left both physically and mentally scarred by the events. Recently,
she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and is being treated for
anxiety.
Melody, who works as
a chef, first got together with Jamie in August last year having previously
attended the same primary school.
She says at first
she could see nothing wrong. She explained:
‘He’d been in the
year above me and I hadn’t seem him for years.
‘He told me he lived
in Yeovil and worked as a chef. He seemed lovely.’
Melody was instantly
charmed by the chef when he offered to help her get a job in the gastro pub he
worked in which is when the pair began dating.
She says that
initially everything seemed rosy:
‘Being with Jamie
felt like fate and we soon fell in love. We barely spent a moment apart,
working together all week and spending most weekends at his.’
‘I felt so settled
with him. Having grown up in care, I’d only been reunited with my mum when I
was 19 and I never really spoke to her about relationships.
‘I was close to my
dad but Jamie and I mainly hung out on our own.’
Melody admits that
Jamie quickly became clingy – whining when she would spend a night away from
him. However, still feeling very in love, Melody brushed off comments from
friends who suggested he wasn’t good enough for her.
But as time went on
Jamie became more untrusting of Melody and began to accuse her of being
unfaithful.
Melody denied all
accusations but Jamie was persistent:
Having given their
relationship a good run Melody broke things off in mid-November- even resorting
to quitting her job to give Jamie space. And then the attack happened.
She explained:
‘Doctors told me I
had a fractured right eye socket, a broken nose and cheekbone, and lacerations
all over my body.
‘Jamie had torn into
my face 21 times. It felt like he’d tried to eat me alive.
‘When my parents
arrived mum didn’t recognise me and dad burst into tears. When I saw my
reflection I didn’t recognise myself either’.
The fact that Jamie
had been arrested provided no comfort to Melody.
She says:
‘I was constantly
scared and kept suffering flashbacks. I kept picturing his bloody face coming
towards me.’ ‘Seeing the damage Jamie inflicted when I look in the mirror makes
me feel disgusted and unattractive.
‘I haven’t been in a
relationship since, and can’t imagine getting involved with a guy any time
soon.
‘But although Jamie
was hell-bent on disfiguring me that day, I’m determined not to let that
monster beat me.’
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