Damon Whitcombe
- Credit: Herts police
A woman from Hatfield subjected to sexual, physical, emotional, and financial abuse has seen her perpetrator put behind bars.
Damon Whitcombe of Goldings House sentenced to four years and three months imprisonment after being found guilty of two counts of coercive and controlling behaviour and two counts of ABH at St Albans Crown Court last Monday (11 January).
The 37-year-old was also given an indefinite restraining order.
His victim suffered four years of abuse from Whitcombe from 2016, which included sexual exploitation, physical assaults, emotional and financial abuse.
He was convicted of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship between December 29 2015 and February 27 2020. He was also convicted of actual bodily harm (ABH) on January 30 and February 16 , 2020.
But for us, it is not just about convictions, it is also about breaking that all-consuming cycle of control and abuse, and in turn empowering victims.
“A year later at court, I didn’t recognise Rodo’s victim, who was full of confidence. I want to pay tribute to her bravery and I wish her all the very best for her new life. I know I have done my job in helping her escape this abuse.”
DI Richardson from DAISU said: “I hope news of this case empowers people who suspect a friend, employee or neighbour are experiencing domestic abuse or coercive and controlling behaviour.”
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Former school caretaker Edwin Hillier, who died on March 22 2020, was serving an eight and a half year sentence for abusing girls in the 1970s.