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Life Sentence For Man Who Gouged Girlfriend’s Eyes Out During Argument

May 14, 2012 at 8:49 am by kniption

Hayle, England - A British man received a life sentence for an attack during which he gouged out the eyeballs of his then-girlfriend – a mother-of-two. The man did not allow the woman to call for help for 12 hours after inflicting the injuries. She is now blind.

Shane Jenkin, 33, of Hayle in Cornwall, reportedly attacked Tina Nash, 32, while she slept at her home in April 2011. Nash, 31, testified that she awoke to find Jenkin on top of her and strangling her. She lost consciousness as a result. During the attack – in addition to her eyes being gouged out – Jenkin broke her jaw and nose.

The court was told that Jenkin then waited 12 hours before allowing Nash to call for help.

Nash testified that after attacking her – during those 12 short hours that she remained blinded, broken, and bloodied, of course – Jenkin told her, “It’s all your fault. I’m going to get 20 years for this. You’re blind and your kids grow up. It’s all your fault.”

A surprise attack? Not exactly… The six-foot-four Jenkin had, in fact, attacked Nash nine other times in the year before the attack. Nash – the mother of a 4- and 14-year-old – acknowledged that she had helped in his release from jail for previous offenses.

“I’ve done so much for him and this is how he’s repaid me,” Nash said.

Jenkin was told he would serve an ’indeterminate’ amount of time after admitting a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent - a sentence described in the British press as an equivalent to life. If I sound at all disappointed, it is only because I was looking for the British equivalent of death here. To even further punctuate the sentence with civility, the time will reportedly be served in a mental hospital.

Nash described herself now in an interview by saying, “I don’t think I’m brave, I think I’m surviving… you only get one life, so I’m not going to let him ruin it.”

She also appealed to other women in similar situations, saying “Get out before it’s too late. ” Nash then added, “It isn’t going to get better, it’s only going to get worse.”

…and there’s today’s hard-earned lesson for you.

Tags: Assault, England, eye gouging, Shane Jenkin, Tina Nash

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JGo555

“It’s all your fault”… that I can’t control my impulses, my anger & the fact that I think people should do whatever the fuck I want & feel like they should do.

I hope his mom hates him.
JohnQknowitall

“I’ve done so much for him and this is how he’s repaid me,” Nash said.

I believe strongly we should help one another and I am sorry she went through this ordeal, but what a dumb ass. She didn’t help society or herself in her “I am happy I helped the man I love” bullshit kind of way.
newstarshipsmell

‘The six-foot-four Jenkin had, in fact, attacked Nash nine other times in the year before the attack. Nash – the mother of a 4- and 14-year-old – acknowledged that she had helped in his release from jail for previous offenses.
“I’ve done so much for him and this is how he’s repaid me,” Nash said.’

I seem to have misplaced my jar of sympathy… anybody seen it lately?
Andy P

How absolutely awful. Definitely a pattern of abuse here. I wish more women would leave rather than stay when it becomes evident that a guy’s violent behavior escalates like this over time. Poor lady. God this pissed me off this morning. Thanks DD.
pikeman

She’s one of those women that give their men countless chances no matter what they do.

Hopefully he receives the worst in prison. What a piece of shit!
EveryVillainIsLemons

It’s not her fault that he did this, but if he already attacked her nine other times in the year alone, I would take that as a pretty good sign that she and her children were in mortal danger and GTFO.

As the saying goes, “No good deed goes unpunished.”
Zazen

Oh! Oh! I found it!!! ……nvm, it’s my husband’s spitter.
newstarshipsmell

Hopefully some helpful fellow inmate blindly mistakes his balls for his eyeballs…
OutOfBubbleGum

Take away his cell’s lightbulbs. Force him to live in total darkness.
DangerousKindOfSnark

I am right where you are. This is when you’re finally going to be outraged? Now? Not after the first 9 times he beat you? I feel sorry for those kids who have to deal with the consequences of her stupid actions. If you want to stay with some ass who beats you fine, stay, but not if you have kids. There is no telling when someone who can’t control their anger is going to turn on your children. If you can’t be bothered to give a shit about yourself, at least think about the tiny people you chose to bring into the world and raise.
http://truecrimereport.com iLLusionS

Yeah as a woman, I want to shake any women who tolerate more than one instance like this.
WAKE UP! Speak up! Get the hell away. NEVER HAVE CHILDREN WITH A MAN LIKE THIS>>> AND for goodness sake do not allow him around any children you already have. Run far and fast, and if you have to take HIS eyeballs with you when you go…so fucking be it.
AND editing to add, if you date a man like this and don’t have children, do not let him around your pets either!!!!
Sam

And gives him brain damage by screwing him up the nostrils? Yeah, i hope so too.
newstarshipsmell

‘She also appealed to other women in similar situations, saying “Get out
before it’s too late. ” Nash then added, “It isn’t going to get better,
it’s only going to get worse.”’

Well, let’s look on the bright side: at least she still has her hindsight.
LeaveMeBe

“I hope his mom hates him.”

ME TOO. And I don’t know why I laughed at that but I did.
LeaveMeBe

That’ll work in this case.
http://twitter.com/tinalib13 Tina Wech

Good grief! 9 other times? No one deserves to be beaten, but how many times does it take to figure out he’s not going to stop? Oh wait, apparently in this woman’s case 10 times. I have a hard time feeling sorry for her. I know that sounds callous because I know how abuse situations affect a woman, but Jesus Christ!
Parrot Toes

I feel sorry for this woman, I do. I feel less sorry for her though than I would have had this happened on his first attack on her.

We all know that over-used saying, “It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye”. Well, I sincerely hope she enjoyed the fun and games part to make the rest of it worth it.
kimbev69

9 friggen times and she helped him get out of jail…sorry but she was blind before this happened
kimbev69

if he was like this with her what did he do to the kids?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=736546181 Michael Heldman

Well, at least she doesn’t have to see him anymore..
Steph[anie]

First time in a long time that I’ve read about a life sentence in Britain. I’m glad that he’s getting life.
“It’s all your fault. I’m going to get 20 years for this. You’re blind and your kids grow up. It’s all your fault.”
YEAH! It’s all her fault that you’re an abusive piece of shit with a tiny peepee that can only demonstrate your manhood through hurting those weaker than you! I heard that they’re quite fond of pencileraser dicks in prison. Makes you look more purdy. Not like they’re going to use your front end, but hey, still nice to know that you have SUCH pretty potential.
“It’s all your fault. I’m going to rape the shit out of you and get reprimanded for this. You’re a pencil dick and I can push it in to make you look like a surly woman. It’s all your fault.” -Big fuck inmate, “Tiny”, in some British Prison to the gentleman written about in the article above
http://www.facebook.com/people/Lil-Bit/679912203 Lil Bit

I felt bad for her till I read the “nine times” / “she helped get him released” thing. Now I just feel bad for her kids.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Lil-Bit/679912203 Lil Bit

Too true.
LuvsHorror

What an idiot, I guess I simply cannot understand a woman staying with and protecting an abusive ass wipe like that. Especially when kids are involved. Not completely saying she deserved what she got, but she shouldn’t be too surprised. Never to SEE her kids again, never to SEE her grandchildren, because she stuck with a douche. Sad.
onlyme356

That is just the typical abuser talking. They do nothing wrong, it’s always the victim’s fault. If only the victim hadn’t made them angry, or said and done the wrong thing. They will also tell the victim that they’re crazy or imagining things. There’s just no accountability whatsoever. I commend Nash for stating that she will not allow him to take her life away. Hopefully somewhere that POS knows she said this. It would kill him inside to know that he did not accomplish taking away her power. If only she had gotten out sooner indeed.
onlyme356

That statement did seem a little off to me. Like after all this she still resents him for not appreciating her. I think she has much bigger problems to worry about no?
onlyme356

Battered women’s syndrome is very real. We can all sit here and judge her and say we’d never do the same, but this is a pretty deep psychological issue. The victim begins to believe they deserve the abuse. The abuser is very conniving, it doesn’t begin with outright abuse.
minjofu

I realize that the pic is a mugshot, so circumstances might have him feeling a little testy.. but he just looks like a mean bastard..
Zazen

Well, she only has one life… but numerous body parts left, as it happens. Who knows what new love will bring–or amputate, as the case may be.
Califboy

She should record wild sex sessions with other men and send them to him while he is caged, drive the fucker out of his mind.
Califboy

She did state “I will keep a eye out for him” when he is released.
Califboy

You know why she had 2 black eyes??
He had to tell her twice to clean the house. he he he
http://twitter.com/tinalib13 Tina Wech

lol you’re so bad…I like it!
chgplz

You are right for me it started out being treated like a queen so by the time it got abusive I thought it had to be my fault. I had never been in an abusive relationship before and have not sense but not all women or men for that matter have that moment of clarity that saves their life.It is sad that it had to get to that point for her.
chgplz

To me the worst part of this story is that even if he did not hurt the children by hitting them,he had to have caused a great deal of mental anguish.With the kicker being that these boys could either accept this as the way you are supposed to treat women or turn them against violence completely, hopefully the latter.
http://www.facebook.com/HelleCat Maggie West

During the arrangement for my ex after he beat me (once, only once.) , I watched three girls drop the charges against their abusers. I just can’t understand it. I feel so sorry for this woman. Though, I suppose I understand it in a way. Going through almost a year and a half of protection order hearings, a full jury trial, moving 5 times to stay ahead of him…Now having to go back in June to reinstate the protective order when it expires, not to mention our mutual “friends” reminding me how horrible of a person I was for “destroying his life”….Yeah it’s not an easy road she has ahead of her, much less her injuries reminding her for life what happened. I feel so bad for her, I hope she finds the strength to go trough with everything.
captaingrumpy

What a dumb bitch.So many women are abused by these “heroes”. They go out,get drunk,and take on the world,(a woman).
I think there should be so many more men charged over abuse. Others know it is going on but are too scared to say. They will wait until the woman is dead…….Stupid.
captaingrumpy

After reading the comments ,I need to ask a question.
Are women so low on their self esteem that they think no-one else will want them if they give up the abuser. If so,education is strongly needed.
captaingrumpy

Not going to ask you out.