Pair who tried to flirt attacked woman's partner and his mum

DRINK-FUELLED VIOLENCE LANDED MEN IN COURT

- By MARK NAYLOR

HIGH-SPIRITED late-night antics suddenly turned “nasty” when two men decided to try their luck and start flirting with a young woman who was out celebrating her boyfriend's birthday.

The pair's drink-fuelled bravado in Hull city centre badly backfired when they were quickly told that she already had a boyfriend.

A bad-tempered confrontation soon escalated and a woman and her husband were assaulted during scuffling. One of the victims later said that she feared for her life during the violence, Hull Crown Court heard.

Aaron Buckingham, 28, of New Bridge Road, east Hull, admitted assaulting the young woman's boyfriend and Charlie Leck, 26, of Severn Street, off Holderness Road, east Hull, admitted assaulting the boyfriend's mother on May 8, 2022.

They both denied more serious offences of assault causing actual bodily harm and those charges were dropped on the day of a scheduled trial.

Connor Stuart, prosecuting, said that a woman was out in Hull with her husband, her son and his then girlfriend. They were celebrating the son's birthday.