Overview
- Smith pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court to wounding with intent, wounding, four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, strangulation, and controlling or coercive behaviour.
- He received a six-year prison sentence with a further three-year extended licence and is subject to a restraining order.
- Prosecutors detailed incidents including stabbing Henderson’s leg and foot with a sword, cutting her thigh with a razor, striking her head with a metal pole, and punching her around 25 times after strangling her.
- Henderson told reporters he forced her to drink his blood and restricted her movements and phone access until police intervened after her mother reported her missing.
- Now studying nursing and midwifery, Henderson says she is rebuilding a safer life with her two children while still coping with fear and mistrust.