Wakefield ex viciously beat woman then forced her into shower to wash blood away
A thug who repeatedly punched his ex partner to the face as their children watched on has been jailed for more than five years.
Neil Wilson then tried to wash away her blood by putting her in the shower, and later made a threat if she went through with pressing charges.
Wilson and the woman had been in a relationship for around seven years, Leeds Crown Court heard.
They have five children together, but there were reports of Wilson turning violent and the pair split.
On August 14, he had been at her home in her South Kirkby, near Wakefield, to help with the children.
But the next day she wanted him to leave and he became aggressive, prosecutor Adam Walker said.
He threw her mobile phone and began to assault her, punching her repeatedly to her face while she was on the floor.
She later thought she had lost consciousness. He then put her in the shower as she was bleeding and distressed.
Meanwhile, a neighbour had heard the shouting and dialled 999.
By the time they arrived, Wilson had gone, having taken the woman’s car. The officers were forced to climb through a window to gain access to the property.
They found the woman bleeding and in shock. She had bruising to her face, was unable to open her mouth and had a broken nose which had to be realigned.
In the following days Wilson began calling her from a withheld number and asked her: “How far are you taking this?”
He rang her 36 times in the space of four days, and at one point appeared to threaten her.
Wilson, who appeared in court via video link from HMP Leeds, where he was being held on remand, admitted Section 18 GBH with intent and witness intimidation.
Wilson, of Chadwick Road, Doncaster, has four previous convictions including assaults on police.
Mitigating, Sean Smith said Wilson had accepted he was facing a custodial sentence.
He added: “He knows full well that drink and drugs are his problem. Unless he addresses that he will end up back in court.
“He has said, perhaps for the first time, that he is showing some insight. He knows he will spend a considerable amount of time in custody.”
Judge Alex Menary jailed Wilson for a total of five years and six months.