- .Natalie Allman, 29, was battered with a dumb-bell by Jason Hughes, 42
- .TA soldier Hughes also slit her throat in 2012 attack to make her look 'ugly'
- .Their twin boys saw the attack, and were found covered in blood by police
- .Ms Allman must send Hughes updates on boys under parental rights laws
- .If she does not she could be held in contempt of court and jailed
Natalie Allman, 29, was battered with a dumb-bell and slashed across the throat by Jason Hughes, 42, because he wanted to make her look 'ugly' after she dumped him.
Former Territorial Army soldier Hughes was jailed for nine years in 2012 for the brutal attack at the couple's home in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire - which was witnessed by their twin sons.
Natalie Allman, 29, who was tortured for seven hours in front of her twin sons and had her throat cut by ex-fiance Jason Hughes has been forced to write to her attacker, or face the prospect of being sent to jail herself
Ms Allman, was battered with a dumb-bell and slashed across the throat by Hughes, 42, (left) because he wanted to make her look 'ugly' after she dumped him. The pair are pictured before their split in 2011
But now a judge has ordered Ms Allman to send three letters a year to Hughes, updating him on their five-year-old boys and including photographs of the children every Easter, September and December.
The order has been made under parental rights laws, and if Ms Allman does not comply she will be in contempt of court - and could be imprisoned.
'We are the victims, not him. I thought he was going to kill me that night for no reason and my boys saw that. They were terrified,' she told the Sunday People.
'I'm so angry that the law still defends his parental rights and that he is still being allowed to control us from behind bars.'
A judge has ordered Ms Allman to send three letters a year to Hughes, updating him on their five-year-old boys, pictured in 2012, and including photographs of the children every Easter, September and December
Ms Allman had met Hughes, who was already a father-of-two, in 2008, when they were both home carers.
They became engaged in 2010, and she discovered that she was expecting twins.
But Hughes had a drink problem that was spiralling out of control and in February 2011 Ms Allman ended their relationship just two months before they had planned to marry.
She has said previously that he was drinking as much as a litre of vodka day or six litres of cider.
He lashed out after she told him she was seeing someone else.
On February 3, 2011, as Ms Allman lay in bed, Hughes launched the terrifying seven-hour attack on his ex, attempting to smother her with a pillow before repeatedly bludgeoning her with a dumb bell.
On February 3, 2011, as Ms Allman lay in bed, Hughes launched the terrifying seven-hour attack on his ex, attempting to smother her with a pillow before repeatedly bludgeoning her with a dumb bell
Ms Allman had suffered eight wounds to her head and five fractures to her face bones. She also needed cosmetic surgery to rebuild her throat
Ms Allman had told Winchester Crown Court how she had woken up to find Hughes sitting astride her hitting her with the weight.
He then used the blade from a mini-tool to slash a 20cm-long cut across her throat - narrowly missing her major artery by a few millimetres.
Hughes, who had received training with bayonets and knives as part of his Army training, only let Ms Allman call an ambulance after seven hours.
When officers arrived at the home they found the couple's terrified sons, then two, in bed with their mother and covered in blood.
She was rushed to Hereford Hospital and Hughes was arrested by officers at the scene.
Ms Allman had suffered eight wounds to her head and five fractures to her face bones. She also needed cosmetic surgery to rebuild her throat.
Hughes was jailed for nine years after he was convicted of malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm at Worcester Crown Court on August 2, 2012.
Defending Hughes, Abigail Nixon said if Hughes had intended to kill Natalie then he could have done so because of his military training.
She told the court: 'His intention was to cause a hideous scar she could not hide if she had dressed up to look pretty.
'He was trying to make her look ugly to other men.'
After Hughes was jailed, Ms Allman began to rebuild her life, and the following year gave birth to a son, Aaron, with her new partner Wayne Young, 43.
However, in January 2014 she was told that Hughes was applying for a Residence and Contact Order under Section 8 of the Children Act of 1989, and was asking for six letters a year - as well as phone calls from the twins on their birthdays and at Christmas.
Ms Allman spent £3,000 on legal fees to fight the demand, but a court ruled that she would have to send three letters a year - updating Hughes on the children's school progress, health, and emotional development.
Although she is sickened by the letters, Ms Allman has been told she must keep them in case her sons want to read them when they are older
She was also ordered to send an up-to-date photograph of the boys, while Hughes was given permission to send them cards at birthdays and Christmas, and a letter at the start of each school year.
Although she is sickened by the letters, which are delivered to her father's home to stop Hughes from learning of Ms Allman's new address, Ms Allman has been told she must keep them in case her sons want to read them when they are older.
She said the letters from Hughes detailed how he had been allowed to play with an X Box games console, and told of his prison job as a bee-keeper.
In the court order, Ms Allman was told that if she does not comply she could be held in contempt of court - and may be imprisoned or fined.
She said: 'I couldn't believe it. I could end up being split up from my children and sent to prison when he was the one who attacked me. I'm the one being treated like a criminal.'
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