Extra jail time for attacker
A 60-YEAR-OLD Brighouse man has been given an extended jail sentence for his part in a shocking attack on a vulnerable man in his own home.
A judge said that Robert Hylands had been “the driving force” behind the early morning attack where a kettle of boiling water was poured over their victim’s ankle.
Judge Jonathan Rose, sitting at Bradford Crown Court, said it had been a targeted attack on the complainant who was held down by Hylands after he had forced his way into his Brighouse home.
“It must have been horrendously painful for him,” noted the judge.
During the incident the man had his bank card stolen and threats were made to pour boiling water over his head next time.
Hylands, of Croft Place, admitted a charge of assault over the incident and today he was sentenced to 43 months in jail, but Judge Rose also decided that he was dangerous offender and imposed an extended licence period of four years.
Prosecutor Clare Walsh said Hylands previous criminal record included jail terms of 13 and 14 years for robbery and wounding with intent as well as a six-year prison sentence for drug dealing.
Judge Rose was told that Hylands had already spent the equivalent of a 28-month jail sentence on remand and now suffered various health issues.
But he said Hylands was a dangerous man who was capable of committing offences of extreme violence and an extended sentence was called for in his case.
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