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The horrible moment when a monster brutally battered his girlfriend days after he was liberated from prison, was caught on a ring doorbell camera.
Daniel Whelan, 29, his partner was physically attacked for more than an hour on January 27 last year, so that she remained so seriously injured that she needed hospital treatment for facial and necksels.
Shortly after the victim escaped to the house of a neighbor, who helped her call 999, the Whelan police arrested and used the images of the ring doorbell – which repeatedly threatened her in the night of the attack.
It arose that Whelan had only attacked the woman for four days after he had been released from prison, where he had previously been convicted of seven years for serious physical injury to another woman.
Whelan turned out to have repeatedly abused his last victim after the night of the attack, after she told officers that she had woke up on different occasions to find him who had sex with her.
She also shared recordings of phone calls she had with the criminal who was heard that he wanted to attack her with sour and threatened to kill her.
In a further disturbing revelation, Whelan sent the victim a voice note on Snapchat where he told her that he would kidnap another woman and rap her.
The 29-year-old was accused of a series of violations, including three counts of rape, mistreatment and deliberate strangulation.
Daniel Whelan (right) can be seen to approach the building with the woman he would attack later for more than an hour
While they are approaching the building, Whelan can behave aggressively, screaming in the face of the woman and the door handle before he realizes himself
Whelan can be seen that the woman threatens in the mean clip, lifts his hands and almost heads her before she abused her for more than an hour that night
He admitted an attack and sent offensive messages.
After a process, Whelan was not found guilty of rape, but was convicted of the other abuse and deliberate strangulation.
He was imprisoned for two years and for 11 months at Northampton Crown Court and was subjected to an unlimited limiting order that prevented him from getting around the victim or contacting her in every possible way.
Detective agent Gina Anderson, by the police of Northmeltonshire, said: 'Daniel Whelan is a very dangerous perpetrator who in my opinion is a huge risk for women and will always do that.
“His behavior towards this woman was downright monstrous, and for me the evidence showed that he thought he could act exactly the way he wanted, without consequences.”
The police arrested Whelan on January 27, 2024 and used the ring images that showed him repeatedly threatened in the night of the attack
Whelan was imprisoned for two years and for 11 months at the Crown Court of Northampton and was subjected to unlimited limits
The victim, who survived the domestic violence, asked that the police shared the video to increase consciousness, with DC Anderson added that she showed 'incredible courage'.
“The survivor has shown incredible courage in this case, both during the investigation and in court that provides evidence,” she added.
“She made sure that he had consequences for what he brought her through.
'I very much hope that she can be proud of the fact that her courage and strength have ensured that Whelan has extra convictions about his file and has received a new custody.
'We know how difficult and dangerous it is to leave an offensive relationship, but I want to emphasize that abuse is never the fault of the victim.
“Help is there, and we are committed to conducting robust investigations to bring perpetrators for the courts and to ensure that they are held responsible.”
