A surgeon has been {accused} of beating his dentist ex-girlfriend in additional than a dozen brutal assaults that brought on her to endure a miscarriage, damaged bones and concussion.
Dr Joseph Finley, 53, an ears, nostril and throat surgeon affiliated with Northwell Well being in New York Metropolis, allegedly launched a sequence of violent assaults on his now ex-girlfriend, Negar Dolatabadi, over a interval of two years.
Finley would drink excessively – at one level ingesting on common 1.75 liters of bourbon per day – earlier than violently assaulting Ms Dolatabadi, 40, on seven totally different events, in keeping with civil court docket paperwork filed within the New York County Supreme Court docket on Friday.
Ms Dolatabadi, initially from Iran, was allegedly hit, thrown to the ground and punched so onerous over the 2 years that she was left with severe accidents together with a damaged toes, damaged ribs and concussion.
Throughout these violent assaults, Finley would scream ‘whore’ at Ms Dolatabadi, in keeping with the court docket paperwork seen by DailyMail.com. Finley, who’s now going through legal costs, together with strangulation and assault, has ‘vigorously’ denied the allegations.
Dr Joseph Finley (pictured), an ears, nostril and throat surgeon affiliated with Northwell Well being in New York Metropolis, allegedly launched a sequence of violent assaults on his now ex-girlfriend, Negar Dolatabadi, over a interval of two years.
A month after discovering out Ms Dolatabadi was pregnant with their first baby, Finley allegedly attacked her at their residence, kicking her within the abdomen and throwing her throughout the room.
Shortly after this assault, Ms Dolatabadi realized that she had miscarried and misplaced the newborn, in keeping with Manhattan prosecutors.
‘He is ruined my life and he should not get away with it,’ Ms Dolatabadi instructed The New York Submit. ‘I’ve a lifetime harm. I am in ache each night time. There’s not a single second once I’m not conscious of the ache in my foot.’
Finley was arrested on September 25, 2022 and charged with one depend of second-degree strangulation, six counts of third-degree assault and two counts of third-degree legal mischief.
The couple started relationship in March 2018 and in August that very same 12 months they moved in collectively.
However inside three months of them residing in New York, Finley violently assaulted Ms Dolatabadi whereas repeatedly calling her a ‘whore’, accusing her of dishonest on him and threatening to name her employer to ‘allow them to know she is a whore’, the lawsuit claims.
This primary assault left Ms Dolatabadi with damaged ribs, nerve harm to her left hand in addition to bruises throughout her physique, in keeping with the court docket paperwork.
Ms Dolatabadi, initially from Iran, (pictured) was allegedly hit, thrown to the ground and punched so onerous over the 2 years that she was left with severe accidents together with a damaged toes, damaged ribs and concussion. Finley has ‘vigorously’ denied the allegations
Finley promised he would cease ingesting – and this labored till July 2020. Finley began ingesting excessively – which led to violent outbursts – in the course of the Covid pandemic lockdown.
On July 5, 2020, Finley launched an assault on Ms Dolatabadi whereas threatening: ‘I’ll kill you. I’ve individuals in excessive locations,’ in keeping with the lawsuit. Ms Dolatabadi was allegedly left bleeding and concussed on the lavatory flooring.
On the identical day, Finley slapped Ms Dolatabadi throughout the facet of her head, touchdown a blow on to her ear – inflicting the alleged sufferer to endure from excruciating ache and nausea.
She remained on the lavatory for 2 days throwing up and with oozing liquid coming from her ear, the lawsuit claims.
After this incident, Finley started ingesting increasingly alcohol – and was ingesting on common 1.75 litres of bourbon per day, Ms Dolatabadi claims in her lawsuit.
In October 2020, Finley slammed a door on Ms Dolatabadi’s foot whereas repeatedly screaming at her that she was a ‘whore’ in an assault that left the dentist with a damaged massive toe.
In one other assault a 12 months later, on October 4, 2021, Finley pushed Ms Dolatabadi so onerous that her proper foot hit the TV stand, inflicting her to endure a damaged ring toe on her proper foot.
‘Moments earlier than breaking Ms Dolatabadi’s toe, Finley shouted the phrases to the impact of ‘I am going to get you kicked in another country, I am going to inform the FBI who you actually are’ and ‘I am going to ensure you won’t ever look the identical once more’,’ the court docket doc claims.
Every week later, Finley allegedly tried to strangle Ms Dolatabadi whereas shouting: ‘If you happen to damage my profession I’ve to kill you. You recognize that proper?’
On December 17, 2021, Finley additionally pushed Ms Dolatabadi onto the ground so onerous that she re-injured her beforehand damaged massive toe.
‘Ms Dolatabadi sustained a considerable re-injury to the beforehand operated on proper meals inflicting extreme hematoma, swelling, and incapability to stroll, as will be verified by Ms Dolatabadi’s orthopedic surgeon and medical data,’ the court docket submitting claims.
Throughout this assault, Finley allegedly shouted at Ms Dolatabadi, who’s initially from Iran, ‘I am going to ship your terrorist ass again to Iran’ and ‘I am going to ensure you by no means see your mom once more’ and ‘I am going to disfigure you!’
Finley would usually go away the condo after the assaults for concern that the neighbours would name the police after listening to MsDolatabadi’s screams, the court docket paperwork declare.
In February 2022, Ms Dolatabadi discovered she was pregnant and instructed Finley. A month later, Finley allegedly violently attacked his then girlfriend, kicking her within the abdomen and throwing her throughout the room.
Not lengthy after the assault, Ms Dolatabadi realized that she had suffered a miscarriage.
Three months later, in April 2022, the couple had been travelling in a automotive when Finley allegedly reached throughout and punched Ms Dolatabadi within the face, breaking her sun shades and chopping her face. He allegedly shouted: ‘You deserve this, what sort of child needs you for a mom?’
On Could 19, 2022, following yet one more alleged assault, Ms Dolatabadi left Finley and reported him to police.
In September, he was arrested and charged with home violence offences.
Dolatabadi’s lawyer Kenneth Belkin instructed The Submit the dentist could not work for 2 years due to her foot harm.
‘You’ll be able to’t do a [hospital] rotation as a dentist when you’ve got damaged toes,’ Belkin mentioned.
‘She is an immigrant to this nation from Iran and labored very onerous to develop into a dentist and it was not simple,’ Belkin mentioned. ‘She has primarily been robbed of this by this man’s motion.’
