A woman who was horrifically beaten by her ex-boyfriend is living in fear after news he will be released following his 10-year stint in prison.

Charlotte Rooks is terrified Craig Thomas will track her down after beating her with hammers before he was imprisoned. He also forced her to sleep naked standing up and made her eat photos of her dead relatives as punishment.

Thomas was jailed in 2013 and released on probation in 2019 but was quickly recalled to prison for breaching the terms of release.

But now he’s served the full 10 years, he will be released, with Ms Rooks warned he was out but not told where he is staying.

She told MailOnline: “I am terrified that he will try to find me and finish what he started.When Thomas came out the last time, he was on licence and banned from Cardiff as part of those conditions. Now he has served the full 10 years, he has no such restrictions.

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“Instead, I am a prisoner, and he is freer than I could ever imagine. I am more afraid now than when he took me ten years ago. He could move around the corner from me.’

“Craig Thomas nearly killed me at the time. My injuries are life-changing. I have a bulging blood vessel in my brain. Even now, that could rupture and kill me.

She added: “He said ‘If you survive this, every time you look in the mirror, you will be reminded of what I did to you’, and it is true Thomas has branded my face.

“It has taken me 10 years to get to the point I am at now, I am working in a role where I am using my lived experience to help others, and I hope to create a charity looking after the pets of women fleeing domestic violence.

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“Despite everything I have said, I am placing my faith in the police and the public to protect me from Thomas, and I am grateful for my recent contact with the officers currently serving with South Wales Police.”

An earlier investigation into the police’s handling of Thomas’s abuse found widespread failings.

The damning 2018 report from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) revealed how police:

• Visited the flat where Ms Rooks was trapped several times after tip-offs from members of the public.
• Failed to grasp the full horror of the victim’s enduring ordeal.
• Failed to arrest her tormentor until she finally managed to escape through her own daring.
• Failed to properly conduct their own internal investigations into mistakes made.

Following its publication, South Wales Police issued a “sincere apology” and admitted that Ms Rooks was let down by them.

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