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A woman who was brutally attacked by her partner has issued pictures of her appalling injuries which left her unrecognisable even to her own daughter.
Helen Procter, 40, thought she was in a happy relationship with her boyfriend of two years, Daniel Burton, after she met him through friends in October 2018,
But after pubs reopened last April, Burton launched a frenzied assault on her when they returned to their Hull home from a drinking session.
Burton became aggressive on their walk back and dragged Ms Procter inside the house. He threw her against the living room wall and kicked her repeatedly in the face in a frenzied outburst.
His elderly mother, who Burton had been caring for, was upstairs at the time and Ms Procter screamed for her to help before blacking out.
Burton appeared in court on January 4 and was jailed for seven years for grievous bodily harm.
Helen Procter, 40, was slammed against a wall and kicked repeatedly in the face by her partner Daniel Burton. He later told her to lie to doctors and say she had an accident while drunk
Ms Procter has been left severely traumatised by the incident but wants to raise awareness of Clare's Law to help protect others from domestic abuse
Daniel Burton appeared in court on January 4 and was jailed for seven years for grievous bodily harm
Now, Ms Procter has come forward with pictures of her injuries to raise awareness of Clare's Law - which enables police to disclose information about a partner's previous offending - and to also reach out to other victims who currently feel trapped.
Her daughter Abbie Burnett said: 'The relationship had been a happy one. He seemed really well-spoken and I thought he was going to look after mum.
'It wasn't until Dan was in court we realised he has done this before on record. Clare's Law would have showed us he was known to do this. If we'd known, we could have
