Fled he’d have killed me’
“Effectively he was holding her head with one hand and repeatedly punching her to the face with the other.”
The court heard Miss Gallagher managed to kick out at Bushell’s stomach and winded him so she was able to run out into the street.
Miss Anderson said: “She describes making as much noise as possible, shouting ‘help,’ ‘help.’”
The court heard a neighbour heard Bushell warn “I’m going to kill you”, while continuing to punch Miss Gallagher, repeatedly.
Miss Anderson added: “Neighbours saw Jade Gallagher and the naked defendant following her.
“The defendant was grabbing her around the neck, dragging her across the street, where he continued to kick and punch her.”
Miss Gallagher suffered lacerations to the top of her head and near her eye.
Bushell admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and breaching the restraining order.
Judge Sarah Mallett described the attack as “relentless” and told Bushell: “You pose a high risk of reoffending.
“You pose a high risk of harm to females you are in a relationship with.”
Judge Mallett said Bushell was “totally out of control” when he attacked Miss Gallagher and added: “She thought she was going to be killed.”
The court heard Bushell received injuries himself in an altercation after the attack.
After his arrest he made threats to police officers, saying he hoped their wives were raped and making comments about their children.
Tony Hawks, defending, said Bushell had been “drinking and taking cocaine” and was naked during the attack as he had got into bed at the house.
Mr Hawks added: “He knows he’s behaved in a completely despicable manner.
“He is remorseful, he is disgusted by his behaviour.
“He feels he has let his family down. They are a respectable family and not used to having their son in a public court, let alone facing a significant prison sentence.
“He wants to come out and put his life back together.
“This has been a serious wake up call for him.”
It was completely unprovoked and the punching was relentless, even when I was unconscious