Woman may never see again after boyfriend fractured eye socket
Woman may never see again after her abusive boyfriend PUNCHED her so hard he fractured her eye socket – after accusing her of having an affair when she went to Asda for the weekly shop
- Adele Semple, 31, of Oldham, Greater Manchester met boyfriend on dating site
- Matthew Hayes, 31, from Bolton, assaulted Adele in January this year
- The jealous boyfriend flew into a violent rage and accused her of having affair
A domestic abuse survivor may never see properly again after her savage ex-boyfriend fractured her left eye socket during a brutal attack.
Adele Semple, 31, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, met jealous boyfriend Matthew Hayes, 31, through the dating website Plenty of Fish.
She was soon under his thumb, culminating in a violent assault on January 12th this year, when she returned home with the weekly shop.
Accusing Adele of having an affair, Hayes flew into a rage – despite his friend being there to witness his explosion – hitting her so hard she flew across the bedroom, before pinning her down and punching her repeatedly across the head.
The friend, who saw him grab a perfume bottle and threaten to ‘smash her up,’ luckily called the police, who arrested Hayes, while Adele was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital, so her injuries could be treated.
Adele Semple (pictured) is a domestic abuse survivor who may never see properly again after her savage ex-boyfriend fractured her left eye socket during a brutal attack
Adele Sempl (right) 31, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, met jealous brute Matthew Hayes (left) 31, through the dating website Plenty of Fish
When Hayes appeared at Bolton Crown Court On April 25, where he pleaded guilty to common assault and was jailed for 29 months, as well as being given a five-year restraining order preventing him from contacting Adele.
But Adele feels that her injuries mean she is serving a far harsher sentence than the monster who attacked her. She said: ‘I couldn’t believe it when he got slapped with just 29 months in prison.
‘I might never be able to see properly again out of my left eye, while he’ll no doubt be out of prison in a year and a half.
‘I just hope that other people don’t make the same mistake I did. If your man starts showing tell-tale signs of being violent, then he probably is.’
Following a messy break up, Adele met Hayes through the dating website, Plenty of Fish, in October 2017 and he asked her out on a date in Little Lever, Bolton, where he lived. Pictured – Adele before the attack
Following a messy break up, Adele met Hayes through the dating website, Plenty of Fish, in October 2017 and he asked her out on a date in Little Lever, Bolton, where he lived.
‘I’ve been on Plenty of Fish a couple of times and more often than not the blokes were all a bit weird,’ Adele said, ‘Then I got a message from Matthew Hayes and I liked what I saw.’
‘Life in the run-up to their meeting had been tough for Adele, who had lost her job picking and packing at JD Sports, and, unable to afford rent, was living in a hostel.
Life in the run-up to their meeting had been tough for Adele, who had lost her job picking and packing at JD Sports, and, unable to afford rent, was living in a hostel. Pictured – in hospital after the attack
Adele with her Mum before she met Matt and before she was left with a broken left eye socket
So, the trip out to Hayes’ home came as a welcome break and she instantly clicked with her new admirer. She said: ‘I immediately felt comfortable with Matt. He listened to what I had to say and made me feel special.
‘I’ve not had the best time with men in the past, so just having someone who seemed genuinely interested and seemed to care was such a nice change.’
Because of her insecure circumstances, when Hayes suggested she should move in with him after a month together she jumped at the chance.
Adele said that she immediately felt comfortable with Matt as he listened to what she had to say and made her feel special
Because of her insecure circumstances, when Hayes suggested she should move in with him after a month together she jumped at the chance. Pictured – before the attack
‘Looking back, it was clearly too quick to move in with someone, but I’d just lost my job and I could only live in the hostel for so long,’ she explained.
‘Matt lived with his mum and they agreed I could move in with them. At the time, it felt like he was my hero, my knight in shining armour.’
But, within a matter of weeks, Hayes’ behaviour started to change and at a New Year’s Eve party in 2017, he showed his true colours.
She said: ‘Matt had insisted that we go to his friend’s party and being the bubbly person that I was back then I struck up a conversation with some lad.
‘There was nothing to it, but the next thing I knew Matt came over scowling and demanding that we were going home.’
Adele (pictured left before attack and right afterwards) said that within a matter of weeks, Hayes’ behaviour started to change and at a New Year’s Eve party in 2017, he showed his true colours
‘He’d got it in to his head that I was flirting with the bloke and wouldn’t let it lie.’ At first Adele looked past Hayes’ jealousy, focusing instead on how caring and supportive he had been at the start of their relationship.
‘But she now knows that he had displayed tell-tale signs of the controlling and abusive behaviour that was to come.
‘Looking back, I can’t believe I didn’t do anything at the time but I was in a hopeless situation,’ she continued.
‘For weeks, everything would be fine and then out of nowhere he’d fly off the handle, then suddenly he’d say he loved me and he couldn’t live without me again.
‘It’s clear now he was just trying to mess with my head – and it worked.’
Adele reveals that everything would be fine and then out of nowhere he’d fly off the handle
When she got to the hospital she was treated for a fractured eye socket, as well as bruising to her forehead, arms, legs and thighs
Then, on January 12th this year Hayes’ controlling behaviour reached a climax when Adele returned from the local Asda after doing the weekly shop. Instead of helping her to unpack, Hayes immediately accused her of having an affair.
She said: ‘It didn’t make any sense. I’d gone to do the weekly shop on my way home and suddenly he was attacking me.’
After threatening to assault her with a perfume bottle if she did not leave the house, at her wits’ end, Adele admits she snapped, telling him, ‘Go on then – just do it.’
To her horror, he erupted, chasing her upstairs into their bedroom, where he hit her so hard she went flying across the bed onto the floor.
Adele (left) and Matthew (right) in happier times – but she said his controlling and jealous behaviour was up and down
Adele, who still suffers from headaches and double vision, is hoping to raise awareness and help other women act before it’s too late
Then, in a boiling rage, he pinned her to the floor, before punching her across the face, walloping her left eye.
She recalled: ‘I never thought he’d actually attack me the way he did. We were at loggerheads, then all of a sudden something just switched in him and I knew it was going to be bad.
‘The last thing I remember is him being on top of me and then a loud cracking sound.’
Hearing her screaming in agony, Hayes’ friend called emergency services, who arrested the thug, while Adele was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital.
There she was treated for a fractured eye socket, as well as bruising to her forehead, arms, legs and thighs.
Adele with a friend before the
Adele reveals that in a ‘boiling rage’ he pinned her to the floor, before punching her across the face, walloping her left eye
Three months later, on April 26, Hayes’ admitted the assault and was jailed for 29 months, as well as being handed a five-year restraining order.
Judge Graeme Smith told him: ‘You punched her as hard as you could. There is no reason whatsoever why you should punch her in that way. She’s still affected by it. She has described it as having a massive impact on her and I would have to agree.’
Now Adele, who still suffers from headaches and double vision, is hoping to raise awareness and help other women act before it’s too late.
She said: ‘My life is in tatters and it’s taken all I have to carry on and keep going. I’ve got PTSD and depression after what Matt put me through and sometimes it feels like I won’t be able to make it to the next day.
‘To any women out there who notice their partners acting controlling, don’t wait until it’s too late to get out. Your partner should never treat you less than you are, if they do run for the hills – don’t make the same mistake I did.’
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