SUNDERLAND MAN JAILED FOR BOILING WATER AND ASSAULTING EX PARTNER
A savage thug poured boiling water on his former partner's head after strangling her and punching her 20 times.David Richardson, who has 121 previous convictions, had been in a relationship with the victim but they split around two years before he started pestering her again, last summer.
The woman agreed to have some contact with Richardson, who has 121 convictions on his record, in a bid to keep the peace and after he made self-harm threats but was careful to keep her home address a secret from him.
Prosecutor Joe Hedworth told Newcastle Crown Court that in September last year, Richardson found out where the woman lived and she was "terrified" when he turned up at her door but there was no trouble during his first visit.
Mr Hedworth said when Richardson went back for a second time he was "aggressive and shouting about her exes".
He added: "He pinned her to the bed and punched her about 20 times to the face.
He put his hands around her throat." The court heard the woman crawled to the living room to "get her breath back" and Richardson attacked her again.
Mr Hedworth said: "He boiled the kettle and poured it when she was sitting on the sofa.
She jumped up and half went on the floor and the rest burned her head and scalp.
The defendant then left." Richardson had persistently messaged the victim, refused to leave her alone, and in one message warned "boom, boom, f****** smash" in relation to her windows which left her "terrified".
Richardson, 34, of Hastings Street, Sunderland, admitted stalking between August and October last year and non-fatal strangulation.
He was jailed for 41 months.
Recorder Tom Moran said the strangulation charge included "significant punches and pouring hot water, some of which scalded the complainant".
He said: "She described being pinned to the bed, punched about 20 times.
You put your hands around her neck so she couldn't breathe.
She was then thrown to the floor and crawled to the living room where the assault continued.
She said you boiled a kettle and poured it partially over her, burning her head and scalp."
