A man from Kent who bit his girlfriend's ear during a vicious attack has been jailed for more than five years.
The court heard Michael Yeo, 26, punched his partner several times in the shoulder, and then bit her ear, following an argument at an address in Chatham in September 2021.
When she tried to escape to a neighbor's, Yeo threatened her with a knife and forced her to return to the house.
At the time of the assault, Yeo, of no fixed address, was on a temporary license from HMP Sudbury having been jailed for burglary offences in March 2019, but he failed to return to the prison.
At Maidstone Crown Court on February 4, 2022, he admitted assault, kidnap, affray, criminal damage, possession of a bladed object, and remaining unlawfully at large.
He was sentenced to five years and three months in prison and handed a two-year extended license.
Investigating officer PC Harry Groves stated, "Yeo subjected his former partner to a frightening and vicious assault.
Domestic abuse is a real threat that women, and men alike, can face, and it is important that victims report offences so we can appropriately investigate.
Kent Police takes domestic abuse extremely seriously, and often victims remain silent in the hope that their partner’s behaviour will change.
They often feel isolated and scared.
I want to remind victims they are not alone and that if anyone is facing this situation, please pick up the phone and talk to us.
Domestic abuse is never acceptable, and as this case shows, offenders will be sentenced accordingly."
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
Asia
Continent
from Singapore
- based on surname
65.4%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
40.7%
Surname region
Asia
Singapore
65.4%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
admitted assault, kidnap, affray, criminal damage, possession of a bladed object, and remaining unlawfully at large. He was sentenced to five years and three months in prison and handed a two-year extended license. Investigating officer ...
Prison sentence
five years
A man from Kent who bit his girlfriend's ear during a vicious attack has been jailed for more than five years
Prison sentence
At the time of the assault, Yeo, of no fixed address, was on a temporary license from HMP Sudbury having been jailed for burglary offences in March 2019, but he failed to return to the prison
Prison sentence
five years and three months
He was sentenced to five years and three months in prison and handed a two-year extended license
