'A thoroughly horrible incident': Violent jealous boyfriend kept his partner prisoner in his home in Armley and punched out her front teeth

A domestic violence victim was bitten and had her front teeth punched out as she was kept prisoner in her boyfriend's home in Leeds.
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Thomas Dalby also gouged the victim's eye with his thumb and kicked her in the face during the prolonged attack at the property in Armley.

The woman had to have an operation to have part of a dislodged jaw bone removed after the attack and needed dental work costing more than £4,000.

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Ayman Khokhar, prosecuting, said the attack happened on October 24 and 25 last year at Dalby's home on Armley Grove Place, where he lived with his grandparents.

Thomas Dalby was jailed for three years for attacking his girlfriend at his home in ArmleyThomas Dalby was jailed for three years for attacking his girlfriend at his home in Armley
Thomas Dalby was jailed for three years for attacking his girlfriend at his home in Armley

Dalby, 24, and the woman had been in a relationship for ten weeks at the time of the incident.

The prosecutor said she went to his home intending to watch a film and have drinks with Dalby.

The defendant appeared drunk and under the influence of drugs when she arrived.

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He grabbed her, forced his thumb into her her eye and bit her on the arm.

She managed to push him away and went to the bathroom as the wound to her arm was bleeding.

Dalby then punched her and said: "If you tell me the truth, I will let you walk out of the door."

Mr Khokhar said she was so frightened that she admitted being unfaithful, even though she had not been.

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Dalby took her phone, snapped the device in two, and said: "You won't be able to contact anyone now."

The woman went to pack her belongings but the defendant said: "You are not going anywhere. You are staying here tonight. I am ruining your plans tonight."

He locked the front door and took the victim's keys from her.

The victim was unable to leave the property and was attacked again the next day when Dalby kicked her in the chin.

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She was eventually allowed to leave the house on October 26 after Dalby tried to apologise and blamed the violence on taking cocaine and alcohol.

She needed hospital treatment for a fractured nose, bites to her arm and a scratch to her eye which impaired her vision for days afterwards.

The court heard she was left with permanent scarring to her face which caused her to lose confidence.

Dalby pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and inflicting grievous bodily harm.

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Craig Sutcliffe, mitigating, said Dalby accepted full responsibility for his offending and accepted he must go to prison.

He was jailed for three years.

Judge Penelope Belcher said: "This was a thoroughly horrible incident.

"You took the alcohol and you took the drugs.

"They may have affected your behaviour but you took them and you have to live with the consequences which are appalling.

"This will live with (the victim) for the rest of her life."