A violent man has been locked up after he whipped his then-partner with an iPhone cable and attacked her when there was no toilet paper.
Another of Leon Andrews’ assaults was captured on mobile phone footage recorded by his victim in September 2022.
In the clip Andrews, 20, is seen “towering” over the complainant as she cowers on a sofa and tells him to “get off” and “go away from me”. Andrews punches the woman and after demanding that she stand up he then kicks her to the face.
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Bradford Crown Court heard on Thursday that the couple split up last year, but Andrews was allowed to stay in the property while he found somewhere else to live and the complainant moved out. Prosecutor Jemima Stephenson said when the complainant visited the property Andrews became angry with her because there was no toilet paper and after she knocked into his Xbox he became even angrier.
Andrews knocked the woman to the floor where he punched, kicked and stamped on her before getting her in a headlock, the court heard.
Around 10 days before the assault recorded on the phone Andrews had “whipped” the complainant across her leg with the charging lead leaving a 25-centimetre long mark.
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Andrews, of Saltburn Place, Bradford, pleaded guilty to three charges of assault occasioning actual bodily. Miss Stephenson said the woman had made previous attempts to end the relationship but Andrews would “manipulate and guilt her” into continuing with it.
Barrister Rebecca Young, for Andrews, conceded that the offences were “nasty” and it was more good luck that the injuries were not the most serious. She said Andrews, who appeared via a video link from HMP Doncaster, now acknowledged that his actions were completely unacceptable.
Miss Young said Andrews had found it difficult to deal with the natural and usual stresses and strains.
Recorder Patrick Palmer said offences of domestic violence were always regarded as serious by the courts and Andrews had to recognise that there was no excuse for his behaviour towards the complainant. The judge explained that Andrews’ guilty pleas meant that a 30-month sentence could be reduced to two years.
Recorder Palmer also made Andrews subject to a five-year restraining order which bans him from contacting the complainant or going to any address where he knows or reasonably believes she is living.
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