EXCLUSIVE: WOMAN WHO FEARED FOR HER LIFE IN DRUNKEN ATTACK BY HUDDERSFIELD CRICKETER GIVES HARROWING ACCOUNT
Lauren Richmond, 22, suffered multiple cuts and bruises during the May Day attack by Jordan Greaves, which only ended when she managed to wind down the window and scream for help.Greaves launched the sickening attack when Lauren tried to stop him getting behind the wheel after he had downed lager and Sambuca shots.
She was treated in hospital for a catalogue of injuries in the attack, including a cut to the forehead when she says Jordan banged her head against the car dashboard, bruising to her chest, neck and face, and a cut and swollen lip.
Lauren relived the attack, saying: “It was disgusting.
It was vile.
I couldn’t even recognise myself in the mirror, It didn’t look like me.
Nothing was broken, but I genuinely thought he was going to kill me that night.
That’s why I had to open the window and call for help.” Greaves, 23, of Elm Street in Skelmanthorpe, pleaded guilty to charges of assault and drink-driving when he appeared before Kirklees magistrates this week.
He was given a community order with 180 hours of unpaid work and a restraining order banning him from contacting Lauren for a year.
He must pay her £250 compensation and was banned from driving for 20 months.
Lauren said she spent months worrying that the case would go to a jury trial and added: “The most important thing for me was him admitting it after all this time.
It meant closure for me.” She also described enduring control and emotional abuse from Greaves, who would try to dictate her appearance and social interactions.
Lauren has since moved to the Midlands, started a new part-time job, and plans to return to college.
