HE PROMISED HE'D NEVER HURT ME - THEN BEAT ME TO A PULP IN A BLACKPOOL HOTEL
What was supposed to be a romantic weekend getaway turned into a nightmare for Katie Fay.She had checked into a Blackpool hotel room with her new fiancé Jamie Short, looking forward to spending quality time together.
However, just hours later, the mum-of-three found herself brutally assaulted in that very room by Jamie Short, who was supposed to love her.
She managed to dial 999 and plead for help from Lancashire Police, even as he knocked her to the floor and kicked her in the face.
Katie says: "We got back to the hotel room and he was being rowdy and abusive.
I tried to leave the room to get some fresh air but he refused to let me.
He pushed me to the floor and kicked me in the face, head, back.
I reached for my phone, which was at the bottom of the bed and dialled 999.
"I screamed for 999 to get to me.
He tried to leave but police arrested him and I was taken to hospital.
I looked horrendous." Katie still has flashbacks to this day.
She said: "I struggle every day.
More and more memories of that day come back to me.
I feel like I'm back in that hotel room.
Being kicked in the face has got to be one of the worst pains I've ever experienced." On June 5, 2025, Short was sentenced at Preston Crown Court to 27 months in prison for causing actual bodily harm and assaulting an emergency worker.
Katie spent the next six months living in a women’s refuge with her three children to escape his threats, fearing for her life.
She said she was so scared that she blamed herself for his behaviour, which led her to cut off contact with her family.
As he neared release, she expressed ongoing fear, especially because he continues trying to contact her about their son and sent her a love note last week.
