- Jordan Taylor, 22, killed girlfriend Laura Davies, 21, after she dumped him
- Attack was so forceful that the knife used was bent to a 45-degree angle
- Victim's mother revealed Miss Davies bought violent Taylor a punch bag
- Videos have emerged showing Taylor striking bag months before murder
A martial arts enthusiast who stabbed to death his 21-year-old girlfriend built up his strength using a punch bag she bought him, her distraught mother has revealed.
Chilling videos have now emerged showing Jordan Taylor, 22, punching and kicking the bag in a series of frenzied workout sessions months before he killed horse groom Laura Davies.
He stabbed her more than 80 times as he chased her through the Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society, in Pitsea, where she lived and worked.
Unemployed Taylor, who spent his days playing violent video games, was overcome with 'anger and jealousy' after Miss Davies ended their relationship on July 3 last year.
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Controlling: Jordan Taylor, 22, left, stabbed to death Laura Davies, right, after she ended their relationship
The attack was so forceful that the six-inch kitchen knife he used was bent to a 45-degree angle.
Taylor, from Basildon, Essex, was last month jailed for 23 years for the murder. He will remain on licence for the rest of his life so can be recalled to prison at any time after he is released.
Miss Davies' mother, Dyanne Lambert broke down in tears as she watched the shocking clips of Taylor grappling with the punching bag, which have been posted on Facebook.
She told the Sunday Mirror: 'Jordan was into his martial arts and used to act out videos of him attacking things in the garden.
'Laura even bought him the punchbag and posted videos of him on Facebook. It never occurred to me that he would use that same power on my daughter.'
On the evening of the attack, Miss Davies ended the relationship with Taylor but said he could continue living in the flat they shared as she did not want to make him homeless.
Bright future: Miss Davies was killed in a frenzied attack at the horse sanctuary where she lived and worked
Heartbroken: Dyanne Lambert, left, said her daughter, right, had bought Taylor a punching bag as a gift
Vicious: The attack was so forceful that the six-inch kitchen knife he used was bent to a 45-degree angle
It was heard she ended the relationship because she had grown tired of his controlling behaviour.
Miss Davies' family said she had been unhappy after he had started telling her what to wear, stopped her from going out and had taken control of her bank account.
Giving evidence, Ms Lambert said he would not allow her to wear short-sleeved or low-cut tops and they would often argue.
Ms Lambert added: 'She became very quiet and didn't want to talk about what was going on.'
Miss Davies' sister, Joanne Bright, told the court her behaviour started to change a few months into their seven-month relationship.
Violent: Videos show martial arts enthusiast Taylor pummelling a punch bag months before the murder
Horrific attack: Taylor, from Basildon, Essex, was last month jailed for 23 years for the murder
She said: 'She became very quiet and our conversations would be two-minutes long when we would have usually talked for hours. She was very quiet.
'She said Jordan was very controlling and he didn’t like her going out and when she did go out one night with people from the sanctuary, she came home and there was a major row and he called her a s**t.
'She told me he had got really controlling and she wanted to end the relationship but she wasn’t prepared to see him out on the street and she would let him stay there.
'She couldn’t take him being controlling any more.'
The attack began in the flat then continued outside as Miss Davies fled in her pyjamas.
Abusive: Taylor, right, tried to control Miss Davies' behaviour in the months before he murdered her
CCTV footage showed Miss Davies' head falling backwards and forwards as she tried to fight off Taylor during the attack.
She was stabbed 18 times in the face, six times on her right arm, 18 times on her left arm, 15 times on her torso, six times on her right leg, eight times on her left leg, eight times on her back and three at the back of her head.
When she stopped moving Taylor was seen attempting to hoist Miss Davies's near-lifeless body over a hedge out of view.
She was found 'nearly dead' outside the Essex horse sanctuary while police arrested a blood-soaked Taylor nearby.
Ms Lambert told the Daily Mirror that she didn't recognise the signs that her daughter was in an abusive relationship.
The family are now determined to raise awareness about domestic violence and help victims and their families.
Source- Dailymail Uk
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