Horrific injuries James Argent inflicted on his beauty queen girlfriend revealed as star avoids jail for horror attack
The list of appalling injuries he inflicted on former Miss Sweden Nicoline Arturrson, 32, was contained in a shocking court file after he threw her down the steps of their Spanish villa.
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The report, obtained exclusively by The Sun, shows bloodied Nicoline suffered several bruises to her neck, bruising to her right forearm and several cuts to her right forearm, hand and leg.
Prosecutors were so appalled by her injuries they wanted to charge Argent with wounding and were pushing for a nine-month jail sentence.
But as part of a plea deal he agreed to admit the lesser offence of 'mistreatment'.
Argent's jail let-off saw him handed a six month suspended sentence and a two-year restraining order banning him from contacting Nicoline.
The court report reads: "During the argument, and with the intention of harming her physical integrity, he grabbed hold of her tightly by her arm and pushed her causing her to fall down the stairs.
"The injured woman suffered several bruises to her neck, a bruise to her right forearm, several abrasions to her right arm, and abrasions to her right hand and on her right leg.
"The injuries she suffered healed in seven days on skin and soft tissue."
But friends close to the couple slammed Argent - saying: "The plea deal was the easy way out.
"His attack on Nicoline was unprovoked and brutal.
"Her physical injuries might be healing but the mental trauma is something that will take months to get over.
"This was a man she was madly in love with and thought she'd be with him forever.
"For it to have ended so awfully is something that will have a lasting impact on Nicoline's life."
Domestic abuse - how to get help
DOMESTIC abuse can affect anyone - including men - and does not always involve physical violence.
Here are some signs that you could be in an abusive relationship:
Emotional abuse - Including being belittled, blamed for the abuse - gaslighting - being isolated from family and friends, having no control over your finances, what you wear and who you speak to
Threats and intimidation - Some partners might threaten to kill or hurt you, destroy your belongings, stalk or harass you
Physical abuse - This can range from slapping or hitting to being shoved over, choked or bitten.
Sexual abuse - Being touched in a way you do not want to be touched, hurt during sex, pressured into sex or forced to have sex when you do not consent.
If any of the above apply to you or a friend, you can call these numbers:
The Freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge on 0808 2000 247 for free at any time, day or night
Men who are being abused can call Respect Men's Advice Line on 0808 8010 327 or ManKind on 0182 3334 244
Those who identify as LGBT+ can ring Galop on 0800 999 5428
If you are in immediate danger or fear for your life, always ring 999
Remember, you are not alone.
1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience domestic abuse over the course of their lifetime.
Every 30 seconds the police receive a call for help relating to domestic abuse.
Argent, who was singing in a local bar in Spain, attacked her at their home in Cala de Mijas in the early hours of May 5 after a row over his friendship with ex Lydia Bright.
He was seen hurling Nicoline's clothes from the balcony of their three-bedroom white-washed home before strong-arming her to the front door.
Argent then pushed her down the steps onto a concrete patio where she fell in a bloodied heap.
Terrified Nicoline was taken to hospital where she received treatment to her wounds and was left nursing her injuries for a week, according to prosecutors in Spain.
Argent was arrested at 12:40am and spent hours locked up in a police cell before appearing at the Court of Violence Against Women in Fuengirola where he admitted the lesser domestic violence charge.
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He hastily flew home to Essex but was slammed after taking to the stage on Friday night at London's Connaught Rooms for a knife crime charity's boxing event.
The troubled star was seen smiling and posing with guests at the bash.
He still faces a 10-week domestic violence course as part of his sentence - and could be jailed if he fails to attend.
He will be forced to listen to survivors' stories as part of the rehabilitation programme designed to help him construct a "new masculinity".
Educators will try to make him see what he did was wrong and help him ensure he does not reoffend by hearing testimony from survivors.
The programme, called Regener@r, is a benchmark project in Spain's fight against domestic violence.
Argent is due to perform at pal Elliott Wright's restaurant Olivia's La Cala on Thursday for the first time since he assaulted Nicoline but it remains unclear if he will fly back.
Step in to prevent it
By Emma Armstrong, CEO of charity I Choose Freedom
MOST abuse incidents happen behind closed doors and, because of low conviction rates, no one knows the full scale.
In this case, the restraining order is important as domestic abuse is rarely a one-off.
Including a gender violence course also shows the Spanish court knows prevention is critical.
We will see a meaningful reduction in cases only when we combine a response that deals with the immediate issue, and prevents abuse in future.
A friend of Argent's said he was "extremely sorry" and had expressed remorse.
But in a statement issued hours later he would only say he was "devastated" by what had happened and had not suffered a drink or drugs relapse.
It stopped short of publicly apologising to Nicoline.
The couple went public with their love in September last year when they flew to Saint-Tropez in the South of France for a romantic getaway.
Argent confirmed they were dating in an Instagram post that showed them eating at the exclusive Indie Beach.
He wrote: "I honestly started to think that it might not happen for me but I found you and everything changed."
Nicoline started modelling as a teenager and represented Sweden at the Miss World beauty pageant in 2011.
She has worked for brands including Abercrombie & Fitch and previously appeared in the Swedish version of reality show Survivor in 2018.
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