According to reports, Bobbie Goodman described Herring hanging her head out of the window and threatening to kill her during an argument. After the fall, jurors heard that Herring casually strolled down the stairs, picked up Goodman, and took her back to his mother's flat. It was another hour before Herring's mother, Kerrie-Anne Grogan, called 999 just after midnight. According to reports, Grogan described being scared to call earlier because Herring was her son and she feared he might kill Goodman with a knife.
Goodman spent one month in intensive care and several more months in a wheelchair due to her injuries. She continues to recover from physical and mental injuries and struggles to sleep due to a collapsed lung. According to reports, Goodman described waking up in the hospital confused and being told she had fallen, while Herring lied to police by claiming she had jumped, leading to accusations from his friends and family that she was a liar.
I remember him hanging my head out of the window and saying to me: 'I'll throw you out. I will kill you.' That's the only thing I remember from the night. We had been arguing that night.
Herring was found guilty of grievous bodily harm (GBH) but cleared of attempted murder at Birmingham Crown Court. He will be sentenced next month at Birmingham Crown Court, though the specific sentence he will receive remains unknown. The exact date of the attack or when it occurred has not been disclosed, and it is unclear what specific evidence led to Herring's conviction for GBH but acquittal for attempted murder.
Herring was convicted on January 30, 2025, about 1,175 days after his arrest, due to a backlog of cases following COVID-19. According to reports, Goodman described how delays in bringing the cases prolonged her trauma. Herring was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and remanded into custody. According to reports, Goodman described Herring as very jealous and always wrongly accusing her of cheating, which she indicated was the motive behind the attack. The current relationship status between Goodman and Herring is not known, and whether Herring has any prior criminal record has not been confirmed.
He was very jealous and was always wrongly accusing me of cheating. I woke up in hospital, I was very confused to as why I was there. I was finally told I had fallen but Jordan was lying to everyone and told the police I'd jumped. I knew I hadn't jumped but I was in a nightmare because I felt like I wasn't being believed and his friends and family were calling me a liar.
I couldn't call the ambulance I should've done it ages ago but he's my son. I'm scared he's gonna get a knife and kill her.
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