2016: DUDLEY MAN JOSH MORRIS JAILED AFTER JEALOUSLY TURNED TO VIOLENCE
A JILTED Dudley man turned jealousy to violence and attacked his former lover three times after she ended their relationship.Josh Morris also stole her two mobile telephones and got into the home they once shared and smashed the TV screen in what was "targeted vandalism." At Wolverhampton Crown Court, prosecutor Kevin Grego, said the 23-year-old, on one of the occasions, attacked his ex-partner also assaulted her mother and sister.
He said Morris, who had 14 previous convictions on his criminal record, assaulted his former partner in Oakham Road near her Dudley home.
Morris banged her head against a glass panel in a bus stop and later that day went to the house and caused damage.
Judge Nicholas Cole told Morris: "You allowed your jealousy to take control, this was not a one-off loss of control.
This was a sustained catalogue of offending against a woman who was your former partner." Morris admitted charges including common assault, theft, burglary, and threatening unlawful violence - all motivated, said Philip Brunt, by the end of his relationship.
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Brunt added: "He accepts this was persistent, disgraceful behavior on three occasions, there were difficulties between the pair and he knows what he did was not justified." His client, who was jailed for 32 months, has to deal with his jealousy and emotional problems in another way and he wants the opportunity to prove he can act responsibly.
The judge also made Morris - a father of one - the subject of a five-year restraining order, only allowing contact with his former partner through solicitors.
Pc Julian Moss from West Midland's Police domestic abuse team said: "Morris committed a string of offences against his ex-partner and her family and we hope that the sentencing will offer some comfort to them.
We take reports of domestic violence very seriously and will always investigate them to their fullest.
We have specially trained officers in our public protection teams that work with support groups and charities all year round to help anyone who is affected by domestic violence.
Anyone experiencing abuse should contact us on 101."
