Jonathan Hall kicked his wife repeatedly until he broke her back while she lay defenceless and begged him to stop
An abusive husband broke his wife's back when he violently beat her while he was drunk and then refused to take her to hospital. Jonathan Hall, 47, ferociously kicked his wife multiple times in a row as she lay helplessly on the floor and begged him to stop.
The joiner was handed a non-molestation order banning him from contacting Ms Lomax during 2020 - a court order which he later breached - and a domestic violence protection order imposed similar restrictions for a short period in May 2021. On October 16, the couple had been drinking at home. She spent nine days in hospital and had to wear a back brace 12 hours a day for 12 weeks, and remains in pain nearly a year later. But Ms Lomax "lied to police and friends" and said she suffered her injuries after falling down the stairs.
She was left with a black eye and bruising to her cheeks and arms following this third assault. In a statement which was read out to the court on her behalf by prosecutor Ben Berkson, Ms Lomax described how she suffers from "constant pain every day". He added: "Alcohol underpins this offence and his previous offending. He does have a limited record for violence. In custody, he has had time to reflect on his behaviour and the impact on his wife.
Sentencing, Recorder Kevin Slack said: "It would appear there was a history of violence in that relationship. The victim's mother states that she was so appalled at the prospect of you marrying her that she refused to attend the wedding. She was right to be concerned, because within a few weeks you gratuitously attacked Ms Lomax in the family home. It seems alcohol lies behind your violent behaviour.
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