A north Wales woman has revealed how her brutal and controlling ex-husband broke her arms, shattered her jaw, shaved her head and made her wear a wig which he took off if he thought another man was looking at her.

Fiona (not her real name), 40, has spoken out to support a campaign against domestic violence being championed by the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Arfon Jones.

Mr Jones is working closely on the White Ribbon campaign with Chief Constable Carl Foulkes and Mike Taggart, the force’s strategic domestic abuse officer.

As part of the campaign, Mr Jones has provided funding for all of the force’s 250 police vehicles and all the region’s 1,750 taxis to display White Ribbon stickers.

Fiona now lives happily in North Wales after her former husband was jailed for the abuse and severe violence he heaped on her and is passionate about raising awareness of domestic violence.

She said: “It would be lovely if we could totally end domestic abuse and violence but that is never going to happen.

“What we can do is make the public aware that it’s happening all the time in lots of homes and in different families regardless of their social class and status.

“I was just 16 when I met my former husband. He swept me off my feet and was so charming and apparently loving.

“However, he quickly moved me away from my friends and family and I became isolated.

“I was pregnant with twins at 16 and on the first day I could possibly marry without parental consent we were married.

“I was very quickly isolated and we constantly moved around the country and even abroad. I was never allowed to make friends or talk to family.

“He even shaved my head and made me wear wigs so if we were out and a man looked at me he could pull the wig off and show them how ugly I was.

“The emotional and physical abuse went on and on, as did the violence.

“I suffered broken arms, my jaw was shattered and I now have a titanium plate holding it together and I suffered countless facial injuries.”

Fiona finally plucked up the courage to leave her abusive husband after he threatened to hurt her children.

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