Man smashed 'everything in his path' during attack on girlfriend

At one point Isaac Hurst pinned his girlfriend against the wall and grabbed her chin, telling her “It is not like I am raping you”.

Southampton Crown Court heard Hurst would often leave to buy drugs when drunk, leading his girlfriend to keep hold of the keys.

The night of the attack, the woman was woken up by a loud bang as Hurst tried to climb back in through the window.

When she confronted him and pushed him back, the 34-year-old shouted “let me back in my house” before pushing her to the floor.

“In a state of shock”, his partner then got up to try and calm him down but Hurst began throwing and dragging her around.

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He grabbed a table and chair and began breaking “everything in his path”, blaming his partner and calling her names.

When his partner locked herself in the bedroom, he punched a hole in the door to get in and threw her onto the bed before slapping her in the face.

The violence continued despite the victim trying to call the police and Hurst’s family.

He snatched the phone from her when she tried to call someone and ended up shattering her phone and smashing his own 50-inch TV.

After she begged him to stop and leave, Hurst was arrested and taken into custody.

Southampton Crown Court (Image: County Press)

When interviewed he denied ever assaulting his partner saying he is six foot three and she is “so small there is no way” he had attacked her.

Hurst, a self-employed carpenter now living at Moss Drive, Marchwood pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage.

Prosecutor Martyn Booth said the victim has been "in a lot of pain" since the incident on November 26 last year and was signed off work for two weeks.

The pair have since separated.

Judge Peter Henry KC told Hurst: “I hope you feel very proud of yourself being able to beat up a woman like that.

“It is a very cowardly thing to do. It must have been terrifying for her.”

However, he said there is a “realistic prospect of rehabilitation”.

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Making reference to the conditions and the lack of space in prison, he gave Hurst a 12-month sentence suspended for two years.

He must complete 100 hours of unpaid work, 29 days of a ’ Building Better Relationships’ programme and 20 rehabilitation days.

He was also given an alcohol abstinence monitoring requirement for 90 days, a five-year restraining order and must pay £630 compensation.

Mitigating, Tim Dracass said his client is “entirely ashamed” after audio of the incident was played in court.

“He is a hard-working man. It has been a real wake-up call for him.”