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<\/p>\nA man who left his partner paralysed in a “brutal assault” after she told him she was leaving him has been jailed.<\/p>\n
Robert Easom, 57, was found guilty of wounding with intent, following a trial at Preston Crown Court.<\/p>\n
He had previously admitted to engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour between 2017 and 2025 and two charges of actual bodily harm.<\/p>\n
Lancashire Police said Easom waged a “relentless campaign of coercive and controlling behaviour” against his former partner, Trudi Burgess, including physical assault and verbal abuse.<\/p>\n
When Ms Burgess told Easom she was leaving the relationship on 17 February 2025, he launched a “brutal assault” on her, severing her spinal cord and leaving her paralysed.<\/p>\n
Ms Burgess, who now requires specialist care, documented Easom’s abuse in the notes section of her phone.<\/p>\n
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\n Easom assaulted Ms Burgess (L) after she told him she was leaving him. Pic: Family handout<\/p>\n
Lancashire Police said Easom would subject her to a cycle of verbal and physical abuse followed by apologetic and affectionate behaviour.<\/p>\n
In one incident in 2019, Easom dragged Ms Burgess upstairs by the head, banging her against each step.<\/p>\n
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\n Ms Burgess was left paralysed by the attack. Pic: Family handout<\/p>\n
In 2021, Easom placed a sheet over her head and strangled her, leaving her terrified for her life.<\/p>\n
The next day, he claimed he was “just trying to teach her a lesson”, police said.<\/p>\n
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\n Ms Burgess in hospital after the attack. Pic: Family handout<\/p>\n
Sentencing Easom at Preston Crown Court, Judge Robert Altham said: “No sentence I can pass upon you could begin to equal the harm that you have caused.<\/p>\n
“I must pass the sentence which I consider to be just and lawful. But the fact remains that even with the lengthy sentence I am about to impose, you will have a prospect of a future which you have denied to your victim.<\/p>\n
“This is not a case where a life sentence is called for, however I am satisfied that an extended determinate sentence is required in order to protect the public from you.”<\/p>\n