Woman’s horrific ordeal after she was lured to party
UNPLEASANT BULLYING BY EX
A JEALOUS bully was so furious that his ex-girlfriend had allegedly made disapproving faces at him during a party that he later got his revenge by luring her to another party and getting his friends to help him punish her during a frightening confrontation.
Charlie Beadle immediately “lunged towards her and grabbed her” and the group dragged the woman into the kitchen and pinned her to the floor.
He threw her around the floor and she was hit on the jaw.
Her belongings were taken from her during the unpleasant bullying incident, Hull Crown Court heard.
Beadle, 25, of Ecclesfield Avenue, Greatfield estate, Hull, admitted two offences of breaching a non-molestation order and others of possessing crack cocaine with intent to supply, possessing a knuckleduster as an offensive weapon and possessing cannabis.
Nick Peacock, prosecuting, said that Beadle was in a relationship with the woman for about a year until they split up in January last year.
They had contact again in March last year but, because of assault and criminal damage matters committed by him against her, a one-year domestic violence protection order was put in place on March 23, 2023.
The order banned contact between them and it was designed to prevent the threat or use of violence against her and stop him going to her home.
On September 23, Beadle telephoned the woman and arranged to meet her at the shops. “They went to a party at a flat that belongs to some friends,” said Mr Peacock.
“The defendant went to the kitchen and began whispering with his friends. When they came out of the kitchen, he began to accuse her of making disparaging facial gestures. The argument caused her to get up and leave to go home. She was at home at 11pm and was preparing to go to bed.”
Beadle telephoned her to find out where she was and, within 10 minutes, he was knocking on her door. He persuaded her to go with him to another party and apologised for the accusations that he made at the first party.
“As soon as they arrived at the property, he lunged towards her and grabbed her,” said Mr Peacock.
Others at the party are also said to have grabbed the woman, dragged her into the kitchen and pinned her to the floor.
“The defendant grabbed at her clothing and threw her around the floor,” said Mr Peacock.
“She was hit to the side of her jaw. She was pleading for him to get off her, which he did after five minutes. He told her that he was going to go to her flat to collect his bicycle. She was concerned because her 15-year-old daughter was at home.”
When the woman got to the flat, she saw Beadle and his friend there. They had been making threats to get his bicycle back, had thrown bins over, kicked at the door and banged windows. The police were alerted.
On October 17, police saw Beadle in an off-licence. He was arrested and handcuffed. In a bag were a set of scales with traces of cocaine on them, a knuckleduster, some cannabis, two mobile phones, £64 cash, a passport belonging to someone else and five wraps of crack cocaine, weighing 5g, valued at £500.
The phones were found to have drug dealer text messages on them that had been sent out in bulk to customers.
Beadle had a previous conviction for possessing cannabis in January last year. He had been given a conditional discharge and was in breach of that.
Stephen Robinson, mitigating, said that Beadle had previously spent time in custody. “That was a lesson, in and of itself, to a very large extent,” said Mr Robinson.
Beadle had lived a stable and worthwhile life for many years and he had previously been a groundworker before losing the job after suffering difficulties.
“Since then, he has not really known what to do with himself,” said Mr Robinson. “He sought solace in drugs.
“He had a drug problem so there was an element of funding one’s own habit. His only other conviction is the possession of cannabis.
“He was hanging around with inappropriate people and, through them, he met the complainant.
“It was a toxic relationship. “Everything was fine at first but, unsurprisingly, arguments started again and he breached the domestic violence protection order.
“He hasn’t gone back to her. He has had that taste of custody and he has resolved not to go back.”
Beadle was jailed for two years and nine months and given a ten-year restraining order.