Thug punched ex so hard it caused her blurred vision during attack in her own home in West Yorkshire

A thug punched his former partner so hard it caused her blurred vision, a court heard.
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Aaron Hughes punched the woman in the face then followed it up with another series of blows after she ordered him to get out of her house.

Ayman Khokhar, prosecuting, told Leeds Crown Court that the couple had been in an on-off relationship for about seven years and have four children together.

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On the evening of July 20 last year he went to her home address in Hemsworth and they went to a neighbour's to drink, but after returning, got into an argument.

Hughes then smashed her iPhone over his knee, causing it to break.

The police were called and he was arrested, bailed and ordered to stay away from his former partner.

But on the evening of September 4, he went to her house again where they drank with friends.

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Mr Khokhar said that at some point in the evening, his former partner felt his mood change with her, like she had done something wrong.

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When their friends left, the victim also took the children to her aunt's home, and returned home again at around 2.30am in the hope that Hughes had left.

However, he was in her bed, and when she shouted at him to leave he jumped up and punched her in the eye so hard it affected her vision.

He then threw a quick succession of punches.

The victim later told police that she then fell down the stairs, injuring her ribs.

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She was taken to hospital by ambulance and Hughes was arrested.

She had a black eye, bruising to her left ear and swelling to her cheeks and head.

He has eight previous convictions.

Little mitigation was provided by his barrister, Richard Canning, after Judge Simon Batiste told him he would not go into immediate custody.

Hughes was given a nine-month jail sentence, suspended for two years.

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He was also ordered to do 75 hours of unpaid work, attend a building better relationships programme and pay £150 compensation for the broken phone.

Hughes was made the subject of a five-year restraining order to stay away from the former partner.