Mother-of-three shares images of her horrific facial injuries after she was attacked by her boyfriend who stamped on her head so hard that she felt her eyes ‘popping out of her head’
A mother-of-three has released heartbreaking images of the injuries she suffered at the hands of her ex-boyfriend.
John Paul Wilkinson, 26, stomped on Jodie Beck’s head so hard it looked like her eyes ‘popped out of her head’.
Wilkinson brandished a machete during the savage attack and threatened ‘you’re going to die now, love’.
Shockingly, he was only given a 30-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm without intent and without possession of a bladed weapon.
Now Jodie, 32, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, is bravely speaking out to encourage others in abusive relationships to leave and seek help.
Jodie Beck, 32, thought she was going to die when her boyfriend hit her so hard it felt like they were popping out of her head
Jodie remained in hospital for two days after the attack as she recovered from her broken nose, broken cheekbone and severe bruising. Her attacker, John Paul Wilkinson, brandished a machete during the attack. He had been a serial abuser throughout their relationship
Jodie says she is lucky to have survived the attack and is grateful that her niece and boys were unharmed
Jodie said: ‘I want women to know his face and stay away. He will make your life hell.’
She said: ‘I thought John Paul was going to kill me that day.
“I’m so lucky to have survived.”
Jodie, an area manager, started dating Wilkinson in 2016.
As a former squaddie, he had a reputation as a bit of a ‘player’.
A few months later, Jodie became pregnant and Wilkinson promised to support her and the baby.
The couple became official and when their son was born in July of that year, he was a doting father.
But four months later, Wilkinson started staying out late and partying.
Jodie said: ‘He posted videos online of himself dancing with girls in nightclubs.
In March 2023, Wilkinson appeared at Bradford Crown Court and pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm without intent and possession of a bladed article, but was only given a 30-month prison sentence.
Jodie fled the house when Wilkinson pulled out a machete and was saved by a passing car
Jodie and John Paul (pictured) started dating in 2016 and had two children together
“Sometimes he wouldn’t come home for a whole weekend.”
Then he started insulting Jodie and telling her that no one would want her because of her stretch marks.
During an argument shortly afterwards, he punched her in the face.
Hoping it was a one-off, Jodie forgave him.
She said: ‘He was suffering from PTSD so I put it down to that.’
Wilkinson and Jodie separated a number of times before the attack, with Jodie enduring Wilkinson’s violent outbursts for years.
For years, Jodie suffered violent outbursts from Wilkinson.
They then welcomed another son in November 2019.
And two months later, during a night out together, Wilkinson violently attacked her during an argument.
Jodie ended things and was free from his abuse for nine months.
Finally, after wearing her down, she reluctantly let Wilkinson back into her life.
“He had a strange hold on me and I felt trapped,” he explained.
In October 2022, the pair enjoyed a night out at a pub while Jodie’s niece, 18, looked after her boys.
According to Jodie, Wilkinson was in a good mood and they spent the night dancing.
But at home, Wilkinson turned and threw himself at her, hitting her on the back of the head.
As she raised her arms to shield her face, he rained down more punches.
Jodie remembers: ‘I fell onto the bed in pain as he continued to hit me.
‘I screamed for help and my niece appeared in the doorway.
‘She tried to stand in front of John Paul to stop him hurting me, but he dragged her away before grabbing her and throwing her into the wardrobe.’
Wilkinson pulled Jodie to the ground and stomped on her.
The blood flowed from her face and she felt her eyes bulging out of her head.
She said: ‘I heard him say, ‘I’m going to jail, I might as well make it a good beating.’
‘I thought: that’s it, I’m going to die.’
Moments later, Wilkinson pulled a machete from behind the bed and said ‘you’re dying now, love’.
Jodie fled from the room and into the street, giving chase with the knife.
A passing car stopped and two strangers carried her to a nearby house where the police were called.
“The next thing I remember was waking up in the Bradford Royal Infirmary with two police officers guarding my door,” she explained.
Fortunately, Jodie’s niece was unharmed and she and the children were safe and cared for by Jodie’s mother.
A nurse explained that Jodie had suffered a broken nose, a broken cheekbone and severe bruising to her face and body.
She stayed in the hospital for two days.
Meanwhile, Wilkinson was arrested and remanded in custody.
In March 2023, Wilkinson appeared at Bradford Crown Court and pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm without intent and possession of a bladed article.
He was jailed for just 30 months and given an indefinite non-abuse order.
Jodie said: ‘I want women to know his face and stay away. He will make your life hell.’