Man who threw girlfriend from tower block jailed

A man who threw his girlfriend from the fourth floor of a tower block has been jailed for five years.

Jordan Herring, 22, from Solihull, was found guilty of wounding following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

He was also previously convicted of coercive and controlling behaviour towards the same woman.

"It was very dehumanising," Goodman told the BBC.

She spent a month in hospital afterwards and several more using a wheelchair.

"I couldn't move, couldn't walk, couldn't wash myself. I really thought I might never walk again," she said.

"I have a lot of hatred for this man. He's ruined my life in so many ways.

"He's made me not want to trust another man ever again. But I hope someday, I will."

On the night of the fall, Herring's mother made a distraught 999 call to summon emergency services.

Kerrie-Anne Grogan was heard to claim: "I couldn't call the ambulance... I should've done it ages ago but he's my son.

"I'm scared he's gonna get a knife and kill her."

It was more than an hour after the attack that the emergency services were called, the jury was told.

Herring was convicted of coercive and controlling behaviour towards the teenager following a previous trial.

He told the court the pair had a "toxic" relationship and on this night they got into an argument about cheating, police said.

Herring, of Lark Meadow Drive, was jailed on Monday for a total of five years for wounding, and coercive and controlling behaviour.

Officers said they continued to support the woman and commended her bravery in speaking about the abuse she suffered.