WHITEHAVEN MAN CONVICTED FOR PUNCHING GIRLFRIEND IN HEAD
A man from Whitehaven named Paul Smith, aged 33, was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend during an argument in August.
According to court reports, the incident occurred at Miss Leary’s home when the couple, who have had a history of violence, started arguing after drinking together.
Miss Leary asked Smith to leave, at which point he punched her in the head with two clenched fists.
This assault caused her injury, including a cut to the top left of her eye and a swollen cheek.
Prosecutor Stuart Pattinson stated, "At this point, the defendant punched her around the head with two clenched fists." In his defense, Nicholas Taylor admitted that Smith was intoxicated, that they had been arguing, and that he suffered a momentary loss of control, resulting in him striking his partner.
As a result of his actions, Smith was ordered to complete a 24-month supervision order and attend an alcohol-awareness course.
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
UK
Country
from United States
- based on surname
46.5%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
36.8%
Surname region
UK
United States
46.5%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Conviction
Detected legal outcome
A man from Whitehaven named Paul Smith, aged 33, was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend during an argument in August. According to court reports, the incident occurred at Miss Leary's home when the couple, who have had a history of v...
