BOYFRIEND WASTED CHANCE BY COURT AFTER ATTACKING AND INJURING WOMAN
A judge initially provided Reece Peever, who had previously suffocated his girlfriend, with an opportunity by granting a suspended sentence.
However, after he squandered this chance, the same judge has now sentenced him to prison.
Peever, aged 23, was already given a suspended sentence for assaulting his partner, which included dragging her on the floor.
Despite this, he later admitted to another assault, captured during a live FaceTime call.
He faced charges of assault causing actual bodily harm, which also violated his existing suspended sentence and conditional discharge.
He appeared via video-link from HM Prison Liverpool in Liverpool Crown Court where the sentencing took place.
Prosecutor Hannah Darling informed the court that the defendant and victim were in a relationship when, on June 30, a friend of the victim called emergency services.
The friend reported witnessing the assault during a FaceTime call.
The prosecution noted that the victim was not supportive of their case, but Peever accepted the charge, which the Crown accepted.
He explained that their argument was verbal and that his partner had thrown his bags out of her Warrington home.
Peever added that she had pushed his fishing bag, prompting him to push her while holding a cigarette, which resulted in a cut on her lip and bleeding.
In his plea, Peever stated that his intention was to wipe her face and ensure she was uninjured, not to harm her.
Police interviewed him on July 1, to which he responded with a refusal to comment.
The court was told Peever had three prior convictions for nine offences, including a 16-month suspended sentence for suffocation, assault, and criminal damage handed down in December last year.
He also had a restraining order following a jealous rage incident where he prevented her from breathing by holding her nose and mouth.
The court heard that during intense arguments, Peever had dragged her across the floor, causing injuries, and had previously broken a mirror and thrown a television when police sirens approached.
The recent assault in June violated his suspended sentence, as well as a conditional discharge from February for breaching a restraining order an order later revoked at her request after he was seen with her at a petrol station.
Defence lawyer Mark Shanks argued that Peever, who had a troubled upbringing, had shown some awareness of his misconduct and could lose his accommodation if jailed.
He cautioned that another suspended sentence might hang over him as a risk of reoffending, though Judge Garrett Byrne noted that existing suspended sentences had already been breached.
Judge Byrne expressed serious concern over Peever’s background and emphasised the need to protect his partner, despite the relationship being volatile.
He highlighted that the Probation Service considered Peever a high risk of harm.
The judge stated that his breach of the suspended sentence was deliberate and that no provocation justified his actions.
Given the breach, the original suspended sentence must be activated.
Peever, with no fixed address, was sentenced to two years in prison to be served immediately.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
tified his actions. Given the breach, the original suspended sentence must be activated. Peever, with no fixed address, was sentenced to two years in prison to be served immediately.
Suspended sentence
A judge initially provided Reece Peever, who had previously suffocated his girlfriend, with an opportunity by granting a suspended sentence
Prison sentence
However, after he squandered this chance, the same judge has now sentenced him to prison
Suspended sentence
Peever, aged 23, was already given a suspended sentence for assaulting his partner, which included dragging her on the floor
Suspended sentence
He faced charges of assault causing actual bodily harm, which also violated his existing suspended sentence and conditional discharge
Discharge or deferred sentence
He faced charges of assault causing actual bodily harm, which also violated his existing suspended sentence and conditional discharge
Suspended sentence
The court was told Peever had three prior convictions for nine offences, including a 16-month suspended sentence for suffocation, assault, and criminal damage handed down in December last year
Court order
He also had a restraining order following a jealous rage incident where he prevented her from breathing by holding her nose and mouth
Suspended sentence
The recent assault in June violated his suspended sentence, as well as a conditional discharge from February for breaching a restraining order an order later revoked at her request after he was seen with her at a petrol station
Court order
The recent assault in June violated his suspended sentence, as well as a conditional discharge from February for breaching a restraining order an order later revoked at her request after he was seen with her at a petrol station
Discharge or deferred sentence
The recent assault in June violated his suspended sentence, as well as a conditional discharge from February for breaching a restraining order an order later revoked at her request after he was seen with her at a petrol station
Suspended sentence
He cautioned that another suspended sentence might hang over him as a risk of reoffending, though Judge Garrett Byrne noted that existing suspended sentences had already been breached
Suspended sentence
The judge stated that his breach of the suspended sentence was deliberate and that no provocation justified his actions
Suspended sentence
Given the breach, the original suspended sentence must be activated
Prison sentence
two years
Peever, with no fixed address, was sentenced to two years in prison to be served immediately
