MAN JAILED AFTER TYING UP HIS EX AND THREATENING TO KILL HER
A man who dragged his former girlfriend from her bed, tied her up and threatened to kill her has been jailed.Gareth Fisher broke into her house and bound her by the legs with curtains before repeatedly kicking her as she lay helpless on the floor.
The attack happened after she decided to end their three-year relationship, Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard.
Fisher, of Fields Way in Kirkheaton, pleaded guilty to assault when he appeared at the Huddersfield court over a prison video link.
Magistrates heard that Fisher had previously been jailed for 15 months in June last year for an offence of affray.
Following his release, he and his then girlfriend tried to work on their relationship but finally split a week prior to the May 13 incident.
On that day, they had been in touch via text messages and got into an argument.
Prosecutor Alex Bozman said: “At 3am Fisher attended at her address, banging on the door before entering the property.
She pretended to be asleep and he dragged her out of bed onto the floor.
He hit her on the head and face and punched her dog.
When she said that she would call police he told her that he was going to end her that night.” The couple ended up in the living room where Fisher attacked her again.
Mr Bozman said: “He dragged her off the couch by her feet and tied them together with curtains.
Then he punched and kicked her all over her body while she was on the floor.
He continued to shout at her throughout, saying that he was going to kill her.” Police arrived and Fisher, who warned his ex not to tell them anything when she answered the door, was arrested.
It is also noted that Fisher has a personality disorder stemming from being physically abused, and he is now addressing his alcohol problem.
He was sentenced to 18 weeks in custody and ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge upon his release.
