'I felt safe with him... but soon I was begging for my life'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA heavily pregnant woman who was held hostage by her ex-partner says he 'lined up torture implements' and threatened to carry out a DIY cesarean section before she wet herself and faked going into labour in a bid to escape her terrifying ordeal.
Amy MacFarlane, 25, was chained to a radiator by 30-year-old Jake Corry who she said she thought was going to kill her as he slashed her with a sword, hit her with a hammer, and cut off all her hair.
He even slashed at her stomach, threatening to perform a c-section himself. Amy’s attempts to fight back were unsuccessful, but when she pretended to go into labour, she managed to persuade Corry, from Failsworth, to call an ambulance to end her five-hour ordeal. READ MORE: "I'm terrified of him": This jealous ex handcuffed his pregnant girlfriend to a radiator for FOUR hours - and only let her go when she faked going into labour Once safely at the hospital, she then confided in medical staff about what had happened to her.
Corry escaped the hospital but was later arrested in London. He was last week jailed for six years at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court. “I pretended I was in labour and it was my only chance of escape.
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