A 23-year-old woman was attacked with a vinegar bottle by her vegan boyfriend because she ‘smelled of bacon’.
Bethany Smith, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, revealed her 22-year-old vegan boyfriend Christopher Ellam shouted at her when she came back home from working at a cafe.
Christopher hit Bethany with a vinegar bottle because she ‘smelled of bacon’ and called her a ‘fat disgusting b****’.
Bethany revealed Christopher, her boyfriend of four years who has banned her from eating meat, also ripped up the new red lace dress that she had bought for her birthday, two pairs of shoes, and a cardigan.
Bethany told Christopher previously forced her to be vegan, wouldn’t allow her to watch certain shows on TV, and would hit her if he would find her looking at the men on the programmes.
Bethany said she fell in love with Christopher after falling out with her friends as he was the one who supported her.
Despite her family not liking Christopher, Bethany didn’t end her relationship with him.
However, after six months, he became controlling and started abusing her.
She said: “He became paranoid and controlling. When I wasn’t around him he demanded to know where I was and who I was with.
He didn’t want me to leave his side and threatened to kill himself so I felt I had no choice but to stay with him all of the time.”
When he decided to become vegan, he told Bethany he would break up with her if she was not going to be vegan.
Things became worse and he became more controlling day by day.
She said: “At home, if I tried to watch TV, Christopher would dictate what I was and wasn’t allowed to watch. He got jealous and angry of me ‘looking at men’ on TV – like a topless Channing Tatum on an advert for Magic Mike Live. It was ridiculous.”
Recently, Bethany decided to help her stepfather in his cafe and when Christopher hit her for smelling of bacon, she knew she has had enough.
She reported him to the police and he was arrested for abusing her.
Bethany says she now feels great that he is out of her life but she is now afraid to trust people.
She said: “I thought Christopher loved me, but he tried to control almost every aspect of my life. He ruined my life. I’m trying to move on, but my trust in people has gone and I’ve no confidence left.”
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