A WOMAN abused by an Albanian machine gun killer who refuses to be deported has spoken out about her hell.

Chrysoulla Michaels, 49, will now campaign for victims of domestic abuse to have automatic anonymity, similarly to victims of sexual abuse, to help more victims to come forward.

Albanian native Ardian Rragami, 47, of Browning Drive, Wickford, punched and spat at his wife and also held a blade to her throat during a row at their home which was captured on film.

He was convicted of assaulting Ms Michaels by punching her and cutting her jaw with a kitchen knife, as well as assaulting a child.

However, the decorator was only handed an eight-month jail sentence which was suspended.If he had been jailed for at least 12 months, the convicted killer would have automatically been deported

Chrysoulla feels she, and her family, will only be safe if he is jailed in the UK.

She said: “It has been a truly horrible ordeal. You never really knew what he would be like, every day could be different.

“That day was the final straw, to have children witness that is too far.

“My children have lived through it, they have seen it first hand.

“We would all be happier if he was in prison, in the UK, so we know exactly where he is. He has snuck into the country before, so if he is deported what is going to stop him again.

“I am always looking over my shoulder, escorting my kids everywhere - it cannot continue. I only feel safe if I know exactly where they are, at least if he was in prison we would know exactly where he was and for how long, then we could stop running.”

Rragami first sneaked into the UK in 1998 under a false name after shooting his neighbour dead with a machine gun over a row in a bar.

He was sent back to Albania in 2009 after being convicted in his absence, but served just four years after successfully appealing the length of his jail sentence.

On his release, he moved to Wickford but was detained in February 2015 and has been fighting deportation ever since claiming it would break up his loving family life.

But Ms Michael’s revealed: “I have spoken to a solicitor who is working on an amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill, and she has asked if I can produce a victim impact statement that can be used.

“Essentially, we are saying that domestic abuse victims, like sexual assault victims, should have an automatic anonymity. There is no doubt it would give people the confidence to come forward.

“Victims who read that story in the Sun, could easily open the paper, see my name, see my face, and be put off reporting things completely.” Those against anonymity fear the potential injustice if open courts become closed.