VE Day thug stamped on woman’s head
A MAN stamped on a woman’s head before manhandling her son down the stairs following an argument about VE Day decorations.
Andrew Morris, 44, visited the woman’s house on May 9 last year.
The woman’s teenage son had a ‘temper tantrum’ after seeing the flags around the house, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
He ripped down the flags, which upset Morris, who then left.
“There was an argument between the defendant and the complainant over the phone and he called her son a ‘little c***’ and described his behaviour as disrespectful,” prosecutor Charlotte Rimmer said.
“He returned to the house at around 1pm where the argument continued and he drank four measures of vodka and coke.”
They continued to argue, and she eventually asked him to leave.
“The defendant... then became threatening and abusive towards her,” the prosecutor continued.
“The defendant walked calmly towards her as if he was going to hug her, before pushing with both hands to her shoulders, causing her to fall to the floor.
“The next thing she remembered was being on the floor and his foot striking the back of her head.”
Her son had locked himself in the bathroom to call 999, but Morris kicked down the door, grabbed his phone and smashed it, before grabbing hold of the boy’s arm and forcing him to the top of the stairs.
The woman grabbed Morris’ arm and pulled him back before he fell down the stairs, the court heard
She was left with a cut to the back of her head which required eight stitches, as well as bruising and swelling to her face, neck and head. Her son was left with bruising. Morris pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, criminal damage and common assault.
He has one previous conviction for assault dating back to 2001.
In mitigation, Rachel Shenton said her client accepted the incident was ‘wholly unacceptable and unpleasant’ and ‘should never have happened.’
Sentencing Morris, Recorder Carwyn Cox said: “On that evening you were out of control.”
Morris, of Maple Close in Heaviley, Stockport, was handed an eight-month sentence, suspended for two years and must complete 30 days of rehabilitation activity and 200 hours of unpaid work.
He was also banned from contacting the woman or her son.