Leeds thug jailed for stamping on partner in vicious attack during 'toxic' and violent relationship
Court told pair had a history of violence towards each other
A thug dished out an horrific beating to his partner kicking and stamping on her during a jealous argument.
Bailey Duffy was found guilty after a trial in March of causing GBH with intent.
The 21-year-old was jailed at Leeds Crown Court this morning.
In a victim impact statement, read to the court by prosecutor Nick Adlington, the woman said the horror assault had a “profound effect” on her life and had taken an “enormous toll” on her wellbeing.
The court heard that Duffy and the woman had been in an “on/off relationship” marked by violence on both sides.
He had attacked her previously and she also attacked him in a nightclub after they had split up and she then saw him with another female.
On July 20, 2024, she had been at his home on Cowper Avenue in Harehills and they had both been drinking.
But in the early hours, another female rang his phone. The victim became angry and she accepted hitting Duffy first. He responded by threatening violence.
After she came out of the toilet, Duffy was on the phone and she grabbed it and threw it. He did the same to her phone.
He pushed her to the bedroom floor and kicked her to the head with his heel. He then kicked and stamped on her stomach hard several times.
Duffy also punched her to the face and ribs and grabbed a duvet and put it over her head, making it hard for her to breathe.
She later said she thought she was going to die.
The woman was able to raise the alarm on her phone and the police were called.
When they arrived, she tried to cover for Duffy but after being taken to hospital, confessed to what had taken place.
She had broken ribs that were out of alignment and her spleen had been ruptured. She also had bruising to her arms, legs and eye socket.
Following his arrest, Duffy gave a no-comment interview. He later accepted responsibility, but denied wanting to cause serious harm.
However, the jury decided that he had intended harm.
In the woman’s victim statement she said: “I feel a constant sense of dread. I feel unsafe and insecure in my own home. I frequently feel hopeless and trapped.
“The scars will stay with me. The attack has changed the way I live my life.
“The experience was extremely frightening and I spent a significant time in hospital.
“Your actions have fundamentally changed how I experience the world. I grieve for the person I was before.”
Mitigating for Duffy, Allan Armbrister said the attack had been a “spontaneous loss of temper”.
He said: “It was a dreadful teenage period where things went wrong. He lost his temper momentarily in what appeared to be a quite a toxic relationship.”
He said Duffy was now in work and was “beginning to turn his life around”.
The judge, Recorder Richard Thyne KC acknowledged there had been violence altercations in the past instigated by both, but called this incident an “unpleasant assault”.
He told him: “It’s just too serious for a court to pass anything other than a custodial sentence.”
He jailed him for three years and handed him a restraining order to keep him away from the victim.