Former girlfriend of Herschel Walker tells of violent apartment encounter

Cheryl Parsa, 61, told NBC News on Sunday night how the former football star, who has been accused by several girlfriends and his ex-wife of mistreating them, grabbed her throat and threw a punch at her when she found him with another woman at his apartment in Dallas.

A victory for Warnock would give his party a 51-49 majority in the Senate. The Democrats would control the chamber even if Warnock lost because vice-president Kamala Harris can cast tie-breaking votes.

Yet he remains competitive in the Georgia race, leading Democrats to bring out big guns including Barack Obama as cheerleaders in order to help secure the Senate seat and full control of the chamber.

She then described the alleged episode in the Dallas condo, during which she said Walker grabbed her by the neck and held her head up against a wall, and was so close to her she could feel spittle on her face as he spoke.

NBC said it had spoken with three women who confirmed Parsa had told them about Walker had allegedly done before he declared his Senate candidacy.

Despite at least two allegations to the contrary, Walker has insisted he has never asked a woman to have an abortion nor paid for one.

She made the claim after his autobiography, Breaking Free, was published the same year, in which Walker asserted he had dissociative identity disorder with several, distinct personalities.