Jail for man who assaulted ex
FOLLOWING a Thames Valley Police investigation, a 22-year-old man has been jailed for two years and eight months at Oxford Crown Court.
George Hassall, of Burghclere, Hampshire, pleaded guilty to one count each of section 18 wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon at Reading Crown Court on Monday, March 7.
Police say at around 2pm on Wednesday, November 24, last year, Hassall repeatedly hit his ex-partner, a woman in her twenties, in the head on Wensley Road, Reading.
The victim fell to the floor and Hassall stabbed her in the head with a knife, causing a deep cut and fracturing her skull.
Hassall tried to stab her again but she put her hands around her own neck in order to defend herself, causing cuts to her right hand.
Hassall fled the scene while members of the public, police officers and paramedics treated the victim before she was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital.
She was discharged the next day. Hassall was arrested later that day after police stopped his vehicle on the M40.
He was charged on Thursday, November 24, and sentenced on Thursday, March 24.
Detective constable Jessica Rodgerson, of the domestic abuse investigation unit based at Reading police station, said: “This was a concerted attack that left the victim with injuries to her head and her hand, and the extreme level of force used against the victim was acknowledged by the judge.
“Thames Valley Police takes violence against women and girls extremely seriously and we encourage any victims to come forward and report any incidents of domestic violence to us.”
■ For advice and more information about reporting domestic abuse, visit: ThamesValleyPolice.co.uk