A thug left his ex-girlfriend paralysed when he pushed her over a banister because she refused to give him a New Year's kiss. 

Barry Shankly, 45, had subjected Janine Kazmi, 38, to months of 'controlling and violent behaviour' before breaking her spine when he shoved her over a banister. 

The brute tried to cover up his sickening actions with lies by telling Ms Kazmi she fell by accident at his home in Dalmarnock, Scotland, after she woke up in hospital and had temporary memory loss.

Ms Kazmi, who has been left wheelchair-bound for the rest of her life, though would eventually remember what truly happened and reported the coward to police.    

Shankly was found guilty of engaging in a course of conduct which was abusive of his partner or ex-partner at Glasgow High Court in July 2024 and sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Ms Kazmi, a peer support worker, said: 'I'll never walk again and I'm not able to have kids due to my injury.

'Not only did he take away my life, but he stopped another one happening.

'I never imaged my life this way, but you've got to put in the work - mentally and physically.'

Janine Kazmi, 38, has been left wheelchair-bound for the rest of her life after her thug ex-boyfriend Barry Shankly pushed her over a banister when she refused to give him a New Year's kiss

Shankly, 45, had subjected the peer support worker to months of violent and controlling behaviour 

She met Shankly on a dating site October 2016, while she was living and working in Thailand.

The pair began a long-distance relationship, until Shankly invited Ms Kazmi to move into his flat in Glasgow, Scotland, in September 2019.

But she began experiencing increasing 'controlling' behaviour from Shankly.

She said: 'He checked my phone and locked me in the flat. I wasn't allowed friends - he isolated me from everyone.'

Things escalated during a trip to Lisbon, Portugal, in January 2020, when Shankly 'stamped on her mobile' and 'pushed' her over - causing her to fall and hit her head.

She said: 'It was meant to be a happy time, but I was pushed, pulled, threatened. He promised it wouldn't happen again, and I fell for his lies.'

In October 2020, Ms Kazmi decided to end things and claims she 'reluctantly' remained friends with Shankly.

Two months later, he invited her to spend New Year's Eve with him and attempted to kiss her on the stairs of his house as she left.

The brute tried to cover up his sickening actions with lies by telling Ms Kazmi she fell by accident at his home in Dalmarnock, Scotland, after she woke up in hospital and had temporary memory loss

She met Shankly on a dating site October 2016, while she was living and working in Thailand