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July 30, 2009
Battered girlfriend 'in love'
NEW YORK - A MAN convicted of whipping and burning his girlfriend because he thought she was having an affair has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Prosecutors say Jason Page held his girlfriend captive in their apartment for more than two weeks while repeatedly lashing her with an extension cord and burning her with a cigarette lighter. They say he duct-taped her hands to a crib and threw water on her.
The 35-year-old Page was convicted last month of kidnapping and assault.
At trial, he told jurors he never punched the woman, only slapped her. He also claimed the real culprit was a 'mystery man' who did the whipping.
The girlfriend testified she loved Page and couldn't leave him even after he held her captive. She escaped after he fell asleep. -- AP
July 30, 2009
Battered girlfriend 'in love'
NEW YORK - A MAN convicted of whipping and burning his girlfriend because he thought she was having an affair has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Prosecutors say Jason Page held his girlfriend captive in their apartment for more than two weeks while repeatedly lashing her with an extension cord and burning her with a cigarette lighter. They say he duct-taped her hands to a crib and threw water on her.
The 35-year-old Page was convicted last month of kidnapping and assault.
At trial, he told jurors he never punched the woman, only slapped her. He also claimed the real culprit was a 'mystery man' who did the whipping.
The girlfriend testified she loved Page and couldn't leave him even after he held her captive. She escaped after he fell asleep. -- AP
