Jealous thug broke his girlfriend's nose as she lay asleep after breaking into her home

A thug who attacked his partner while she lay asleep in bed and broke her nose, covering the room in blood, has been jailed for six years.
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Melvin Bream broke into her house on Warren Avenue, Featherstone, and carried out the attack after she ignored his phone calls during a night out in July this year.

Bream, 44, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent at Leeds Crown Court.

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Katherine Robinson, prosecuting, said that the pair, who had been together for about 18 months, got into an argument in the days leading up to the horrific attack after he told her she was going to a friend’s barbecue.

Melvin Bream was jailed for six years after Leeds Crown Court heard how he broke into his girlfriend's home in Featherstone and attacked her as she slept.Melvin Bream was jailed for six years after Leeds Crown Court heard how he broke into his girlfriend's home in Featherstone and attacked her as she slept.
Melvin Bream was jailed for six years after Leeds Crown Court heard how he broke into his girlfriend's home in Featherstone and attacked her as she slept.

The argument then continued the next day when she went to the Railway pub in Featherstone.

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Bream continued phoning her and making accusations that she was cheating on him, which she ignored.

After getting home late at night she went to bed on her own.

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A short time later, Bream broke the window of the front door to gain entry then went into her bedroom.

The victim did not remember the attack, but she suffered a broken nose, a lacerated lip and black eyes that doctors said were likely from blunt-force trauma.

The court was told that he had been violent towards the woman in the past, including punching her and squeezing her throat.

The victim read out an impact statement in court.

She said the attack left her struggling to eat for week.

The victim describes describes how she she barely sleeps and has to have the light on.

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The judge, Recorder Tony Hawks told Bream: “You are a violent man, and the relationship was marred by aggressive behaviour on your part.

“You broke into her house and launched a vicious and sustained attack. There was blood all around the room and she was covered in blood.”

Along with the jail sentence, he was given a restraining order of indeterminate length.