MAN CALLED HIS PARTNER A "WHORE" AND FLICKED A CIGARETTE AT HER FACES JAIL
A controlling man who punched his partner and flicked a cigarette at her faces jail.The attack happened days before Christmas last year at the couple’s home in Cross Mount Street, Batley.
On December 20 police received a 999 call from a hysterical 10-year-old girl who witnessed the assault.
Bogdan denied assault but was convicted after trial heard in his absence when he failed to show up.
The court heard that Bogdan had threatened, "I will f*** into your head, you fat whore," and tensed his fists to hit her.
He struck her to her left cheek with his open palm and flicked a cigarette towards her hair, which she tried to brush away, not knowing if it was lit or not.
Vanessa Jones, the prosecutor, stated the victim was so terrified that she wet herself and that their children were taken into care due to the abuse.
The relationship is now over, and she hopes to repair her relationships and regain custody of their children.
Bogdan, of Halifax Road in Dewsbury, pleaded guilty to criminal damage to walls and her mobile phone when she threatened to call police about him on another occasion.
He had previously struggled with a cannabis habit but quit due to ongoing family court proceedings.
District Judge Michael Fanning adjourned the sentencing, requiring input from probation, and remanded Bogdan into custody in the meantime.
