She accepted a stranger on Facebook, and she turned her life into hell

Zoe Dronfield met Jason Smith through Facebook. He did not know him, but they had more than 100 common friends and he accepted his request for friendship on that social network.

They began to communicate and arrange the union, and things seemed to be ideal at first. "I know people say that if things look too good to be true, it's mostly so," Zoe said today. "And those people are right. Jason led me to glamorous dinners, we stayed in nice hotels. I did not understand how such a guy is still free, "she told Coverty Telegraph.

"He was a car dealer, he was charming and cunning. He always said "what Jason wants, Jason gets it." I thought it was just arrogance, but now I see that it was much more sinister, "Zoe says.

When they met, Zoe lived with her father and her two children. A few months later, her father became ill and gave Jason the opportunity to step in and help Zoe. In her eyes he became a savior, he flew when it was most needed.

Although she had never officially moved in, Jason spent most of her time there, especially as her father recovered. But around Christmas in 2013, things got worse. Jason lost his job. "He changed, his personality changed. He's become a depressed person from a happy person, "Zoe says:" I told him that I did not want my children to look at it and left. "

"After a few days, while I was in the kitchen, he appeared in our backyard and started pounding the door. I screamed and told him I called the police. He went and arrested him nearby, "she said.

However, seven days later something changed their lives. Together they went to dinner and returned to the Zoan home because Jason wanted to show her mail, to make sure she was trying to get the job back. They opened a bottle of champagne and agreed that Jason would sleep, but in the living room.

However, about 23 hours, Jason rose to the floor where Zoe was sleeping and physically attacked.

"I woke up, he hit me in the head. I do not remember a lot of things, your brain can defend you from all the horrors you've survived. I remember seeing my hand and seeing how to get rid of me, I knew my blood flowed out of my neck and my face was swollen. I thought I had to run away. I saw him standing with a knife and telling us to go together. I told him not to go anywhere because I have two children, "recalls Zoe, who finally managed to persuade him to call an emergency.

"I was unconscious, and when I came to consciousness I saw him cutting off the veins. I was horrified and confused, "she told Daily Mail.

He was arrested, and she spent two weeks in the hospital. She's picked 18 times. He pleaded in court that it was not his fault to have reacted in self-defense after she attacked him. He was sentenced to ten years in prison and four more suspended.

Zoe today tries to warn other women about potential abusers with her story.

• 25 Jan, 2018
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