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Police body camera helps catch wife-beater Michael John Gregory after decade of domestic abuse | |
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Police said they had never seen injuries as serious as those suffered by a domestic abuse victim after a decade of beatings by her husband. | Police said they had never seen injuries as serious as those suffered by a domestic abuse victim after a decade of beatings by her husband. |
Officers wearing body cameras recorded the scene when they arrived at Gale Marmoy's home after she rang 999 pleading for help. | Officers wearing body cameras recorded the scene when they arrived at Gale Marmoy's home after she rang 999 pleading for help. |
The footage shows her husband, Michael John Gregory, 77, answering the door at their Isle of Wight home and blocking the entrance before letting police inside. | The footage shows her husband, Michael John Gregory, 77, answering the door at their Isle of Wight home and blocking the entrance before letting police inside. |
They found his wife, known as Dawn, with a swollen face covered in black and blue bruises and her eye almost swollen shut. | They found his wife, known as Dawn, with a swollen face covered in black and blue bruises and her eye almost swollen shut. |
In an interview with BBC Panorama about surviving domestic abuse, she said she thought she was going to die that night in October 2013. | In an interview with BBC Panorama about surviving domestic abuse, she said she thought she was going to die that night in October 2013. |
Gale Marmoy with her husband in the police footage “The last time he was punching me, I thought ‘this is it’, you’re going to die tonight. I was thinking of my children, my grandchildren,” she said. | Gale Marmoy with her husband in the police footage “The last time he was punching me, I thought ‘this is it’, you’re going to die tonight. I was thinking of my children, my grandchildren,” she said. |
“He just meant to do me harm, which he did, but I didn’t realise how much harm, I was terrified. | “He just meant to do me harm, which he did, but I didn’t realise how much harm, I was terrified. |
“They could see the emotion of how frightened I was. If they (police) had left that night and that camera wasn't on, and it had been a little bit later, they wouldn't have found me as they did, they would have found a body.” | “They could see the emotion of how frightened I was. If they (police) had left that night and that camera wasn't on, and it had been a little bit later, they wouldn't have found me as they did, they would have found a body.” |
Ms Marmoy felt her ribs crack as Gregory kneeled on her chest but he continued punching her, she said. | Ms Marmoy felt her ribs crack as Gregory kneeled on her chest but he continued punching her, she said. |
“My mind wasn't my own any more. I was frightened - I was frightened of the police, I was frightened of him, I was frightened of everything,” she added. | “My mind wasn't my own any more. I was frightened - I was frightened of the police, I was frightened of him, I was frightened of everything,” she added. |
"He didn't seem to even think he was doing anything wrong. In his mind all he was doing was cooking me a meal.” | "He didn't seem to even think he was doing anything wrong. In his mind all he was doing was cooking me a meal.” |
She allowed the footage to be released to show other victims that they can escape and rebuild their lives, urging them to do it sooner than she did. | She allowed the footage to be released to show other victims that they can escape and rebuild their lives, urging them to do it sooner than she did. |
Gale Marmoy is encouraging other women to speak out Gregory was imprisoned for 10 years after pleading guilty to assault at Portsmouth Crown Court in May. | Gale Marmoy is encouraging other women to speak out Gregory was imprisoned for 10 years after pleading guilty to assault at Portsmouth Crown Court in May. |
Ms Marmoy is supporting Hampshire Constabulary’s campaign against domestic abuse, which is encouraging victims to break their silence. | Ms Marmoy is supporting Hampshire Constabulary’s campaign against domestic abuse, which is encouraging victims to break their silence. |
“You've got a life, and you deserve that life. These people make you feel worthless, completely useless; that’s not true. They deserve the punishment, you don’t,” she said. | “You've got a life, and you deserve that life. These people make you feel worthless, completely useless; that’s not true. They deserve the punishment, you don’t,” she said. |
Two women are killed every week in England and Wales by a current or former partner and more than a third of women will be sexually or physically abused in their lifetimes. | Two women are killed every week in England and Wales by a current or former partner and more than a third of women will be sexually or physically abused in their lifetimes. |
Anyone affected by domestic abuse should call 999 in an emergency, contact police on 1010 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | Anyone affected by domestic abuse should call 999 in an emergency, contact police on 1010 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |
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