Connor Newman

Connor James Newman (b. 8th January 1984) was a resident of North Grove from 2010 - 2014.

Time In North Grove
Connor arrived to North Grove after befriending Ben Fox. The two of them dealt drugs together and was not planning on staying around in North Grove long but while having a pint in The Grey Lion, he was asked out by Bailey Groom. Deciding to stay longer, he started to enjoy having Bailey around and by December 2010 they had moved in together.

Not long after, Ben was arrested for possession of drugs and this put Connor on edge. He started beating Bailey and blaming her for everything. Bailey became a recluse, a shadow of her former self and where Connor did not have much power in his 'occupation' he felt strong having power over her.

He asked for her hand in marriage and when she hesitated, he pushed her down the stairs. She agreed after that and they announced their engagement in the Grey Lion Pub in December 2012.

He threatened her, beat her and never let her be alone with her friends or family.

However, in 2014 Bailey managed to tell her sister Annie Buckley and they started to find evidence to take to the police and in March 2014, they had enough evidence of him beating her and his drug deals to take him to court.

The police arrested him and after a lengthy court battle, he was sentenced to five years in prison.