This past summer, Kelsie Skillen, 19, was be*ten by her boyfriend, James McCourt, 19 in Glasgow, Scotland. Kelsie, a makeup artist, shared pictures of her !njuries on Facebook.
McCourt had locked her in the house and beat on her for four hours.
Why did he do this you ask?
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The couple had just returned home, and McCourt didn’t have his jacket or c!garettes.
They had gotten left behind, so he got angry, blamed Kelsie and then be*t her for it.
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Kelsie managed to escape when McCourt went to the bathroom. She used her iPad to call her mom.
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After being found, Kelsie was rushed to the hosp!tal, her face was swollen and covered in bru!ses and cuts.
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In her post, Kelsie apologized for the graphic nature of the photos.
She explained that she wanted to warn other people about McCourt.
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She didn’t want anyone else to go through what she was going through.
McCourt pleaded gu!lty and was sentenced to 21 months in ja!l.
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McCourt said he didn’t care if he went to pr!son or not.
Also, the judge, Sam Cathcart, said that McCourt will be supervised for 8 months after he is released from pr!son.
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Finally, McCourt cannot have any contact with Kelsie for five years.
The !njuries Kelsie suffered caused her to miss work for three weeks.
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Kelsie’s post was shared over 1,400 times.
Many people left comments telling her how brave she was and praised her for speaking out.
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Share away, people.