A non league player has been jailed after he beat up a woman with iron bar, forced her to eat paint, smashed mirrors over her head, rubbed glass into her and threatened her to run down a street naked.
Guiseley striker Reece Thompson pleaded guilty and will spend 40 months looked up and also received a 10-year restraining order.
The former Lincoln City, Retford United, Frickley Athletic, York City, North Ferriby United and Boston United player pleaded guilty ‘to damaging property, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and inflicting grievous bodily harm’ when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court earlier this month.
The woman’s jaw was broken and had severe bruising on her body during a three-day attack by Thompson.
Since that assault back in September, he has not played for Guiseley and the club yesterday terminated his contract.
The very short and simple statement read: “The club is aware of the article today published in the Lincolnshire Echo regarding Reece Thompson.
“Having now been made aware of the full details of the case, we can confirm that the players contract has been terminated with immediate effect.”
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She told Lincolnshire Live: “Reece repeatedly hit me.
“He hit me with an iron bar, broke my jaw and smashed a mirror over my head.
“I was made to lick paint up off the floor and then he smashed another mirror over my head.
“It was when he picked up the second mirror that I thought I was going to die, I screamed for him to stop or he would kill me.
“He told me to get my arms down and take the beating like a real person.”
After just reading the headline alone as well the story itself, fans took to social media to reveal their shocked reaction but also have some choice words for the 25 year old now former Guiseley player – check out what they had to say on the next page.
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