In a harrowing court case, prosecutors have revealed that an 18-year-old girl survived a near-fatal 40-foot fall from a fourth-floor window after allegedly being thrown by her boyfriend, Jordan Herring.
Herring, now 22, is on trial at Birmingham Crown Court, accused of attempted murder. The court was shown chilling CCTV footage from the evening of November 12, 2022, capturing the moment the young woman plummeted from Merton House in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull, onto the grass below. Prosecutors stated she fell over 37 feet and lay critically injured for more than an hour before emergency services were called.
The victim and Herring had been in what the prosecution described as an "abusive and violent relationship" in 2022, characterized by alleged controlling behavior, physical assaults, and psychological abuse. In the days leading up to the fall, Herring reportedly beat her severely, leaving her with black eyes, bruises, and visible injuries, which he then attempted to conceal.
According to prosecutor Jamie Scott, on the night of the incident, Herring removed the curtain pole and unlocked the window safety catch in the spare room of his mother’s flat, suggesting a premeditated act. He allegedly grabbed the teenager, threatened to kill her, and threw her from the window.
The CCTV footage also showed Herring later walking casually downstairs, where he and his mother, Kerrie-Anne Grogan, allegedly covered the victim—who was unclothed—in a red blanket and carried her back upstairs. It was over an hour after the fall that emergency services were contacted, with Grogan reportedly claiming Herring initially prevented her from calling and had threatened her with a knife.
The victim was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, including collapsed lungs, a ruptured spleen, a lacerated liver, and multiple broken bones. She required a blood transfusion and breathing assistance.
Herring was reportedly hostile to police upon their arrival and claimed his girlfriend had jumped voluntarily after an argument about infidelity. The jury was informed he has already been convicted in a previous trial of coercive and controlling behavior against the same victim.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted murder. The trial continues.
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