Alcoholic broke Castleford partner's eye socket with ice pop
Thug acknowledged jail was “best place for him”
An alcoholic who regularly beat his partner even managed to break her eye socket after throwing an ice pop at her face.
Violent Michael Dobson was jailed at Leeds Crown Court this week, admitting a string of attacks including an assault after he was thrown off a public bus.
The 44-year-old admitted GBH without intent, two counts of ABH, common assault and religiously-aggravated harassment for hurling racist abuse at the female officer who arrested him.
Prosecutor Danielle Beaumont said Dobson and the victim had been a relationship for around three years.
In May 2025, he had been at her Castleford home when he took the ice pop out of the freezer and threw it at her, striking her to the eye.
She went to hospital where it was found the bone had been cracked, but she was fearful and claimed it had happened by accident.
On June 10 this year, he lunged at her again, dragging her to the floor and kicking her to the stomach and striking her to the face.
Following another argument on August 17, her punched her again.
Finally on October 11, Dobson was intoxicated on a bus so was ordered to get off by the driver. When he did, he pushed and then punched the woman again.
He was arrested and abused the officer.
During his police interview, he denied the attack but conceded that he was “probably responsible” for the racist language, Ms Beaumont said.
Dobson, who appeared in court over a video link from HMP Leeds, has 22 previous convictions for 36 offences including violence.
Mitigating, Lucy Finney said Dobson, of no fixed address, accepted he faces custody and did not ask for his sentence to be suspended.
She said: “He tells me alcohol is his main issue. He has been an alcoholic for 25 years.
“He has been able to get sober while on remand and attend AA meetings.
“He feels better for it. He tells me custody is the best place for him.”
Judge Anesh Pema jailed him for 26 months, and activated seven months of a 30-week suspended sentence he was already subjected to, making a total of 33 months.