Cassie Ventura’s horrific injuries shown for first time after allegedly being beaten by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Cassie Ventura’s images have been revealed for the first time (Picture: BACKGRID)

As the trial against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs continues, images of Cassie Ventura’s injuries, said to be at the hands of her former boyfriend, have now been released.

Ventura, 38, took to the stand four times last week during the New York trial against Combs, where he is charged with racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

He has repeatedly denied all charges, facing the rest of his life behind bars if convicted.

Ventura has testified about the details of Combs’ four-day marathon ‘freak off’ sex sessions and claims of domestic violence she faced at his hands.

On Monday, multiple previously unreleased images of the wounds Combs allegedly inflicted upon Cassie were released for the first time.

The images showed a gash in Cassie’s eyebrow from when Combs allegedly threw her into a bedframe in 2013.

Images were used as evidence from a 2013 incident (Picture: Department of Justice) Disturbing images were shared on Monday (Picture: Department of Justice)

Other images also show Ventura’s bruises from a different incident that took place in 2011.

Another image showed the singer with dark sunglasses and a black hoodie. The images were taken in an Uber ride leaving the InterContinental Hotel in March 2016 and showed she had swollen lips and was wearing shades to cover her black eye.

Kerry Morgan, Ventura’s former friend, testified on Monday that Cassie took the images after being attacked by Combs in a video that was captured on hotel CCTV.

The image showed Ventura after being attacked in a hotel in 2016 (Picture: Department of Justice) Images show Ventura’s bruising in 2011 (Picture: Department of Justice) The singer documented multiple bruises throughout their relationship (Picture: Department of Justice)

Ventura’s friend has claimed that Combs tried to break the singer’s door down with a hammer after the shocking LA hotel fight.

Video footage of the night showed the 55-year-old kicking and hitting his ex-girlfriend while at the InterContinental Hotel in 2016, before dragging her across the floor.

The surveillance footage was widely circulated over the past year, with Combs himself allegedly purchasing it himself for $50,000 (£37.6k) the day after the beating, seemingly in an attempt to prevent it from becoming public.

It has since been reported that Ventura is set to receive a $10 million (£7.5 million) settlement from the Los Angeles hotel.

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Ventura’s former friend, Kerry Morgan, took to the stand on Monday to discuss the aftermath of the footage, explaining that she was staying at Ventura’s apartment at the time.

Speaking to the court, Morgan said that Ventura appeared to have a black eye when she returned, and that Combs turned up around 30 minutes later.

Multiple US outlets report that she testified he was yelling and banging on the door with a hammer when he arrived, causing her to ‘freak out’.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs reportedly tried to break Cassie Ventura’s door with a hammer (Picture: AP) Kerry Morgan took to the stand earlier today (Picture: Reuters) Combs has been present in the courtroom every day (Picture: Reuters)

She recalled getting in touch with his security guard while Ventura remained on the sofa.

‘I don’t think she [cared] if he came in and killed her,’ she told the jury, before sharing that Combs was never able to get into her apartment.

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Elsewhere, Morgan – who was one of Ventura’s long-time friends before they went their separate ways – said that she hid in a ditch with the Empire actress for ‘what felt like hours’ after the mogul attacked her in 2013.

Earlier in the day, Dawn Richard continued her testimony and spoke of the moment she was threatened after witnessing him attack his then-partner.

Richard came to fame in 2005 after auditioning for Combs’ MTV series, Making the Band 3 – she made it into Danity Kane alongside Aubrey O’Day, Wanita Woodgett, Shannon Bex and Aundrea Fimbres.

Cassie completed her testimony last week (Picture: Getty) She dated Combs for around 11 years (Picture: Getty)

The group officially disbanded in 2009, after which she became a member of Diddy-Dirty Money with Combs and Kalenna Harper, before eventually leaving his Bad Boy Records label in 2011.

She filed a lawsuit against Combs in 2024, alleging that he assaulted her, deprived her of food and sleep, and refused to pay her properly.

In the documents, she claimed that she witnessed the businessman abuse Ventura on multiple occasions – accusations he has fiercely denied.

Richard initially appeared in court on Friday and alleged that she had seen him attack the star with a skillet full of eggs in 2009 when he was enraged over his breakfast.

Speaking on the stand today, the 41-year-old told the jury that she ‘frequently’ witnessed him being violent.

Dawn Richard began her testimony on Friday (Picture: Reuters) Dawn was in the group with Aubrey O’Day, Shannon Bex, Aundrea Fimbres, and D Woods (Picture: Getty)

‘He would punch her, choke her, drag her, slap her in the mouth,’ she said. ‘I saw him kick her, punch her in the stomach.’

When discussing what prompted the outbursts, she said: ‘It could be Cass speaking up for herself. It could be random. We didn’t even know where it came from.’

Richard told the court that Combs became violent at a dinner attended by record label executives, and allegedly punched Ventura in the stomach at the restaurant.

She claimed that the former couple had been arguing quietly before the attack, and that he instructed Ventura to leave after she bent over in reaction to the blow.

The argument reportedly continued in the car outside the venue, where his ex was ‘embarrassed’ that the incident had been so public.

Combs has denied all allegations against him (Picture: Getty)

Richard said that he ‘grabbed her by the neck and popped her, slapped her in the mouth,’ and told her to shut up.

She also claimed that he threatened her and Ventura shortly after the kitchen incident.

‘He said you could go missing, that we could die,’ she alleged. ‘I was shocked but also scared, I couldn’t believe this would be the beginning of a journey for us [with the group Dirty Money].’

The hearings are expected to go on for several weeks.

The trial continues.

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