Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Domestic abuse victim speaks about brutal ordeal with her ex
A V ICTIM of a serial domestic abuser conv icted of a string of attacks has spoken about her ordeal.
Jillian Donaldson endured almost five years of abuse at the hands of Christopher Webster.
She was isolated from her friends, became detached from her family and was attacked on multiple occasions – including being thumped with a metal pole so hard that it lodged in her thigh.
Today, Jillian has bravely broken her years of silence after Webster was convicted at Dundee Sheriff Court of almost 20 years of violence against her and two other women.
Jillian, 48, first met Webster in 2000 and they were in a relationship for the next four years.
She said things took a sour turn only after their relationship became more serious.
“He couldn’t have been nicer at first, but everything changed after he moved in with me,” Jillian told the Tele.
“He became obsessive with everything I did, phoning me constantly, demanding to know where I was and who I was with.
“I brushed it off at first, but he was just non-stop and was basically stalking me. I ignored his calls and he just lost it.
“He attacked me with a pole which was from an exercise machine. He struck me on my leg and caused quite a serious wound. It got lodged in my leg.
“He said it was an accident and he disappeared for a bit after that.”
After the attack in 2001, Webster continued to exert control over Jillian and was convicted of repeatedly kicking her in March 2004.
The 39-year-old, of Americanmuir Road, pleaded guilty to repeatedly stalking Jillian between September 2004 and May 2005 – long after their relationship ended.
Jillian, from the West End, added: “Everything just got worse and worse.
“I lost all my friends. He threatened just about everyone in my family and my mum ended up having a nervous breakdown because of him.
“It was like I couldn’t escape. It was easier to be with him than it was to leave him.
“I remember one time going on holiday abroad and he had a party and basically wrecked the place. He phoned me up saying he couldn’t cope with what was