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A woman was left paralysed after her ex pushed her over a bannister and broke her spine because she refused to give him a \u2018New Year\u2019s kiss\u2019.<\/p>\n

Barry Shankly, 45, attacked Janine Kazmi, 38, two months after Janine ended the relationship due to his\u00a0abuse.<\/a><\/p>\n

She had relunctantly remained friends with him as it was \u2018easier than dealing with him unhappy\u2019 and agreed to celebrate\u00a0New Year\u2019s Eve<\/a>\u00a0together.<\/p>\n

But as they were about to leave his house in Dalmornock,\u00a0Scotland<\/a>, he tried to kiss her.<\/p>\n

When she rebutted him Shankly became \u2018enraged\u2019 and shoved her over the banister.<\/p>\n

Janine woke-up with two fractured vertebrae and when she initially couldn\u2019t remember what happened, Shankly told her she had accidently fallen.<\/p>\n

But she soon regained her memory of the incident, and told police not only what had happened that night but of the months of \u2018controlling and violent behaviour\u2019 she\u2019d endured while they were together.<\/p>\n

Shankly was found guilty of engaging in a course of conduct which was abusive of his partner or ex-partner at Glasgow\u00a0High Court<\/a>\u00a0in July 2024 and sentenced to 14 years in prison.<\/p>\n

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Janine is now hoping to help other survivors of domestic abuse by encouraging people to \u2018speak out\u2019.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the impact of the attack,the peer support worker, said: \u2018I\u2019ll never walk again and I\u2019m not able to have kids due to my injury.<\/p>\n

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On November 25, 2024\u00a0Metro<\/strong>\u00a0launched This Is Not Right, a campaign to address the relentless epidemic of violence against women.<\/p>\n

With the help of our partners at Women’s Aid, This Is Not Right aims to shine a light on the sheer scale of this national emergency.<\/p>\n

You can find more articles\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>, and if you want to share your story with us, you can send us an email at\u00a0vaw@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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