TYNESIDE MAN WHO BEAT UP GIRLFRIEND JAILED FOR BREACHING RESTRAINING ORDER AFTER APPROACHING HER IN STREET
A North Tyneside thug who was banned from contacting his ex-partner after beating her up has been jailed for approaching her in a street.Daniel Lumsden, who has a long history of violence, repeatedly punched the woman in an unprovoked attack in 2023, leaving her injured and terrified.
At a court appearance last year, Lumsden was sentenced to a two year prison sentence, suspended for two years for the assault.
He was also given an indefinite restraining order not to contact the victim or go in specified areas.
But on May 9 this year, the 37-year-old, of Cappercallie Lodge, Annitsford North Tyneside, breached his restraining order when he approached the woman on a street.
On Friday, Lumsden appeared at Newcastle Crown Court via link from HMP Durham to be sentenced for breaching the restraining order.
He had pleaded guilty on the day of trial.
The court heard that Lumsden and the woman had been in a 10-month relationship, which had ended when he attacked her.
Chronicle Live previously reported that the victim had went out with friends to the Secret Garden, in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, returning to her home in Annitsford with one of her friends around 8.30pm.
But once her friend left, Lumsden started demanding her phone and became aggressive, grabbing and squeezing her face before punching her multiple times while she screamed for him to stop.
He then threw her into a dryer, causing her to hit her elbow and fall to the floor, where he rained more punches on her as she tried to use her arms to protect her face.
Jordan Parkinson, prosecuting, said on May 9 this year, the woman - who was with her child - had gone to a local shop in Annitsford and saw Lumsden on the street.
She said: "The defendant was walking up the street and looked directly at her shouting and passed her in close proximity." The court was told Lumsden had 38 previous convictions for 71 offences, many for violence or dishonesty.
Spencer Downey, defending, said it was a low-level breach and that it was a "chance encounter".
He added: "There was no intention for any contact, he made small talk to her [child] and looked up at the complainant.
There was no aggression." The court was told it was "by no means a deliberate act".
Judge Gavin Doig said Lumsden had "not followed or deliberately sought out" the victim.
He added that Lumsden has serious mental health issues and jailed him for 12 months.
