Boyfriend locked up for kicking partner 'like a football'
BRUTAL boyfriend David Samwell angrily brandished a knife and menaced his "petrified" girlfriend with it after warning her that he would kill her, a court heard.
He tried to strangle her, had a "crazy look in his eye" and threatened her with the knife before repeatedly kicking her "like a football" so badly that she thought she was going to die, the court was told.
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David Samwell: Jailed at Grimsby Crown Court for 15 months.
Samwell, 52, of Grainsby Avenue, Holton-le-Clay, admitted assaulting Charlene Armstrong, causing actual bodily harm, on October 27.
Gordon Stables, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that the couple had an on-off relationship for about 10 years before splitting up after the birth of their son. She branded Samwell an alcoholic and told the court he had been a heroin user and a drug dealer.
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He sent her text messages warning her: "Your days are numbered."
Samwell barged into her home, shouted "I'm going to kill this bitch" and had a "crazy look in his eye". He grabbed an eight-inch-bladed knife and she was "scared witless".
Samwell grabbed her by the throat and squeezed. As she was being strangled, he had hold of the knife and repeatedly warned her: "I'm going to kill you" until he was almost screaming. She was crying.
"She was petrified," said Mr Stables. "He was enraged and grabbed hold of her. She thought she was going to die."
Samwell kicked her in the stomach "like a football again and again" as well as on the head and legs. Miss Armstrong was left huddled in the hallway but he held a knife near her neck and "she felt as though she was fighting for her life".
The door opened and she jumped up and ran out of the house. He came out of the house with the knife in his hand and walked off.
Richard Butters, mitigating, said Samwell was angry at the time and admitted he behaved very badly. He had no intention of using the knife and regretted his actions. He denied pushing the knife in her stomach and dragging her by her hair.
Samwell was jailed for 15 months.
Comments
by applejam12
Friday, May 04 2012, 5:01PM
“What a brave boy lets hope someone looks after him inside
Bubba will........”
by gaffer123
Thursday, May 03 2012, 9:40PM
“What a brave boy lets hope someone looks after him inside !”
by Eileen_Dover
Thursday, May 03 2012, 9:27PM
“I read everything, including your condemnation of him, but I couldn't help myself. I just couldn't work out what on earth his photo's got anything to do with it, or why you even mentioned it. I think it's a fair representation of a complete waste of space of a man. I was winding you up a bit, sorry for that. Surely you're not suggesting he's a "good looker"though? If you've got a daughter and she brought that home, don't kid us you'd be pleased. He looks like a smackhead, or alcoholic, or both. Let's agree to agree on one thing, he should have been locked up for much longer, whether the photo does him justice or not will have to remain a personal preference.”
by Clanky_Harris
Thursday, May 03 2012, 9:13PM
“Very selective reading there Eileen. Did you not read 'I'm not condoning this mans actions, as they are appalling and unfortunately the sentence issued isn't harsh enough'.”
by Eileen_Dover
Thursday, May 03 2012, 7:55PM
“Not even David Bailey could make a goon like him look good. In any case who cares whether he looks like Pitt or Clooney, even if he was the best looking bloke in the world he's still woman beating loser. He deserves all he gets and more. Who's "casting judgement" just on his looks (which happen to make me look like a supermodel)? I'm judging him on the result of the court case, not whether the police photographer managed to get his "right side". "Utter drivel" indeed, sounds like you're trying to start his supporters club.”
by lashbaby
Thursday, May 03 2012, 7:40PM
“The photo is flattering spineless bully”
by Clanky_Harris
Thursday, May 03 2012, 7:16PM
“I honestly can't believe some of the utter drivel posted by some of the users of this site. I'm not condoning this mans actions, as they are appalling and unfortunately the sentence issued isn't harsh enough, but to cast judgement on appearence is a joke. Would it have made a difference if had looked like George Clooney or Brad Pitt?
Come on Humberside Police, get a professional photographer in with a decent camera.”
by BobCratchett
Thursday, May 03 2012, 4:45PM
“He looks like a right catch! Grade-A waster!”
by Eileen_Dover
Thursday, May 03 2012, 4:01PM
“"aren't very photogenic" get real this is a face only a (blind) mother could love.”
by thealmighty
Thursday, May 03 2012, 3:50PM
“that word again, DRUGS.”