DAVID TRICKETT

BRUTAL PARTNER ASSAULT LEADS TO SIX-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR DAVID TRICKETT

The court heard how David Trickett, 57, of Darent Walk, Bettws, engaged in a brutal assault on his partner that involved punching, kicking, strangulation, and the use of a knife.

He repeatedly inflicted injuries, including punching her to the face, brandishing a knife, attempting to cut her up, and placing her in a chokehold that nearly caused her to lose consciousness.

Trickett also gauged his fingers into her eye and used a dog cushion to suffocate her.

Despite her pleas for help and ambulance, he responded, 'I can't do that.' The victim, who had been in a relationship with Trickett for six years and shares a child with him, suffered severe injuries such as a wound to her forehead, bruising, swelling, and the loss of two teeth.

She described her six-year ordeal of physical and verbal abuse, culminating in her decision to leave him.

The police arrived at 5 am, and Trickett was arrested and later pleaded guilty to charges of intentional strangulation, intentional suffocation, and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.

He has 25 previous convictions, including violence against partners, and in one instance, biting a woman’s finger to the bone.

During sentencing, Judge Carl Harrison stated, 'No doubt you were more concerned for yourself,' and sentenced him to six years imprisonment with a two-year extended license period, with him set to serve two thirds before consideration for parole.