Brave Leeds mum shares terrifying experience of domestic abuse after ex-partner jailed for suffocating her

James Connolly
By James Connolly
Published 18th Nov 2023, 11:45 BST
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A Leeds woman who suffered a terrifying attack at the hands of her former partner has bravely spoken out to help other victims of domestic abuse.

Lindsey Ramsdale thought she was facing her final moments when husband Luke Muscroft held a pillow against her face earlier this year.

The violent criminal also covered the victim's mouth with his hands during the brutal attack on June 29 in an attempt to stop her from breathing.

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He was arrested on the same day and later pleading guilty to assault by beating, intentional suffocation, intentional strangulation and making threats to kill. Muscroft, of St James Walk, was sentenced to 16 months behind bars at the start of November.

Lindsey Ramsdale thought she was going to die when husband Luke Muscroft, 31, of St James Walk, held a pillow against her face in a prolonged attack earlier this year. He was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to assault by beating, intentional suffocation, intentional strangulation and making threats to kill.Lindsey Ramsdale thought she was going to die when husband Luke Muscroft, 31, of St James Walk, held a pillow against her face in a prolonged attack earlier this year. He was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to assault by beating, intentional suffocation, intentional strangulation and making threats to kill.
Lindsey Ramsdale thought she was going to die when husband Luke Muscroft, 31, of St James Walk, held a pillow against her face in a prolonged attack earlier this year. He was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to assault by beating, intentional suffocation, intentional strangulation and making threats to kill.

The frightening experience left Lindsey shell-shocked, but she told the