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06.04.2022 - 07:17 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A young Scots woman left scarred for life by her 'manipulative' ex-boyfriend has hit out after her abuser escaped jail.
Victim Jordana Rutherford said she was in floods of tears when she found out brute William Weir dodged prison on Monday, but had been ordered to pay her £1,000 compensation instead.
Jordana, 20, who had not been made aware of William's sentencing before being contacted by the Record, said: "I’m in tears.
"I feel awful. I can't believe he didn't get time inside.
"I wasn't expecting him to get years, but I did think he would have at least got some prison time for what he put me through.
"He's ruined my life and has basically been let away with it.
"It's disgusting."
Jordana was just 17 when William Weir knocked her unconscious during a violent assault at the Citizen M on Renfield Street, following an argument in November 2019.
Jordana, from West Calder, said the terrifying ordeal caused her to attempt to take her own life to heal her pain, as well as being the reason she now experiences severe panic attacks.
Weir lashed out amid an argument over him being with another girl at a concert they attended together at the o2 Academy in the city's South Side.
Speaking to the Record last month, Jordana said: "What I went through that night was absolutely terrifying.
"The situation itself was horrible, but mentally and physically I'm still damaged. I still have nightmares about what happened in that room.
"I've been left with a massive scar on my head that is a daily reminder of what he did to me.
Speaking of the night of the attack, Jordana said: "I actually watched him kiss someone else right in front of me. He was so drunk and being really disrespectful.
"I left on my own and headed back to the hotel.
"A wee while later he
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