"I survived horror attack after ex rammed me off the road and beat me unconscious"
A mum survived a horror attack at the hands of her thug ex-boyfriend after she says he rammed her off the road and beat her unconscious.
Amanda Gensman, 38, and Blake Wade Haggerton, 36, broke up and she was on her way to collect belongings from near his home when she collided with a vehicle.
Haggerton was behind the wheel - and blocked her Volkswagen Beetle until it failed to start, on the rural country road in Kerry County, Texas, US, Amanda claims.
He got out, and ran towards Amanda's car - something she described as "the scariest thing ever."
Haggerton then began his brutal attack - breaking her driver's side window before punching Amanda in the face 12 times as she pleaded with him to stop, she says.
The former wine seller dragged her into the road and left her there while she was unconscious.
Amanda - with her legs not working - woke up and desperately hauled herself back to her vehicle.
But then Haggerton carried her to his car whilst she screamed out for help, she says.
Amanda claims Haggerton threatened her while they drove around, before dumping her outside of her mum's house and fleeing the scene.
Amanda said she managed to convince him to leave her by saying she "loved him" and promising to stay quiet about the attack.
He was later apprehended and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon.
Haggerton initally pleaded not guilty, but accepted a plea deal last month. He will be sentenced in October.
Amanda, a former chef and mechanic, currently unable to work due to her injuries, from Ingram, Texas, said: "It was probably the most horrific night out my life and it changed everything and ruined everything.
"I think he's a monster. I forgive him but I will never forget or allow him to do this to anyone else if I can help it - he tried to take my life.
"I've never been a depressed person and I've never known what it was like until now.
"It's been the hardest thing I've ever gone through and every day I struggle to wake up and get out of bed.
"I get out of bed because I love my children and I get up because one day I hope this is over.
"I would love to be able to go back to work and do what I love. I wish I could turn back time.
"We lost our house around January because I had to stop working.
"It's cost me my livelihood as a chef and I lost my savings, my home, my dignity, I lost trust and respect for myself and trust for others.
"It just hasn't gotten any easier - I still have pain."
The pair met when Haggerton brought his car into Amanda's workshop in June 2022 and asked her out on a date.
Amanda broke up with Haggerton on the morning of the assault in October 2022 after they had a disagreement.
Haggerton then told her that if she wanted her stuff back, she would have to meet him near his house, she says.
Despite both of her daughters, 18 and 15, urging her not to go, Amanda decided otherwise.
She said: "It had been a pretty good romance but I had my principles."
Amanda Gensman, 38, and Blake Wade Haggerton, 36, broke up and she was on her way to collect belongings from near his home when she collided with a vehicle.
Haggerton was behind the wheel - and blocked her Volkswagen Beetle until it failed to start, on the rural country road in Kerry County, Texas, US, Amanda claims.
He got out, and ran towards Amanda's car - something she described as "the scariest thing ever."
Haggerton then began his brutal attack - breaking her driver's side window before punching Amanda in the face 12 times as she pleaded with him to stop, she says.
The former wine seller dragged her into the road and left her there while she was unconscious.
Amanda - with her legs not working - woke up and desperately hauled herself back to her vehicle.
But then Haggerton carried her to his car whilst she screamed out for help, she says.
Amanda claims Haggerton threatened her while they drove around, before dumping her outside of her mum's house and fleeing the scene.
Amanda said she managed to convince him to leave her by saying she "loved him" and promising to stay quiet about the attack.
He was later apprehended and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon.
Haggerton initally pleaded not guilty, but accepted a plea deal last month. He will be sentenced in October.
Amanda, a former chef and mechanic, currently unable to work due to her injuries, from Ingram, Texas, said: "It was probably the most horrific night out my life and it changed everything and ruined everything.
"I think he's a monster. I forgive him but I will never forget or allow him to do this to anyone else if I can help it - he tried to take my life.
"I've never been a depressed person and I've never known what it was like until now.
"It's been the hardest thing I've ever gone through and every day I struggle to wake up and get out of bed.
"I get out of bed because I love my children and I get up because one day I hope this is over.
"I would love to be able to go back to work and do what I love. I wish I could turn back time.
"We lost our house around January because I had to stop working.
"It's cost me my livelihood as a chef and I lost my savings, my home, my dignity, I lost trust and respect for myself and trust for others.
"It just hasn't gotten any easier - I still have pain."
The pair met when Haggerton brought his car into Amanda's workshop in June 2022 and asked her out on a date.
Amanda broke up with Haggerton on the morning of the assault in October 2022 after they had a disagreement.
Haggerton then told her that if she wanted her stuff back, she would have to meet him near his house, she says.
Despite both of her daughters, 18 and 15, urging her not to go, Amanda decided otherwise.
She said: "It had been a pretty good romance but I had my principles."