Wife-beating Tory council leader 'dragged ex-wife by the hair and grabbed ... trends now
Four more women have made allegations they were subjected to violence or abuse by a council leader already facing calls to resign - after his first wife told the Mail she suffered a catalogue of abuse.
Jonathan Nunn's second wife is amongst those now telling of their ordeals at his hands in an alleged pattern of behaviour stretching back 20 years.
The 59-year-old was sentenced to 180 hours of community service in 2004 after he was seen punching and kicking Janice Nunn in the street.
Mrs Nunn, now 50, was also dragged by the hair and suffered bruising to her shoulder, arms, chest, back, buttocks and legs, while a neighbour to whom she fled for safety alleges Nunn grabbed her by the throat after barging in to the house.
The new allegations mean the Tory leader of West Northamptonshire Council - who fronted a campaign to prevent violence against women two years ago - is accused of domestic abuse against at least four partners since the early 1990s.
Leader of West Northants Council Jonathan Nunn, 58, is accused of beating two ex-wives and at least two other partners over a 20-year period
Nunn pictured with first wife Maria Botterill, 57, who has come forward to say he attacked her
Ms Botterill is seen here with Nunn who she married in 1991 before they separated in 1997 - she says he became violent within a couple of months of them meeting through mutual friends
Mrs Nunn told the BBC she suffered repeatedly during their two-year marriage and described her husband as 'the angriest person' she had ever met.
She said on one occasion he 'changed in a heartbeat from being chatty to throwing me over'.
'I went to A&E and was diagnosed with a fractured rib,' she said.
Mrs Nunn said on the night of the assault, in November 2003, Nunn 'punched and slapped' her for speaking to other men so she ran from their house on a smart estate in Northampton.
'Halfway across the street, in full view of the neighbours, he launched himself, dragged me to the floor and began kicking me everywhere,' she said.
Mrs Nunn said she managed to take refuge in the house of a neighbour, Paula Johnson, 60, who has also spoken to the BBC.
'I remember standing in front of the sofa where Jan was and he was still trying to go for her and accusing her of all sorts', she said.
'Then he put his hands around my throat, and was squeezing really tightly.'
Ms Johnson said the incident left her terrified, but added: 'When the police arrived he suddenly changed and said, "Good evening, I'm Jonathan Nunn".'
West Northamptonshire Council leader Jonathan Nunn, circled, is seen attending the launch of the It Only Takes One anti-domestic abuse campaign in 2022
The former salesman who now lives on a houseboat, has said his conviction was an isolated incident and came after a drinking spree.
Nunn resigned as a
