Partner left unconscious by ex-soldier

FORMER football hooligan and soldier assaulted his partner in a fit of jealous temper and “threatened to make her disappear” a court heard.

- JASON EVANS Reporter

A judge told ex-Army physical training instructor Liam Lewis that in attacking his partner he had demeaned her as a woman and demeaned himself as a human being.

Ryan Bowen, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court the incident happened on April 17 this year after Lewis took his partner's phone and began checking her messages.

When he saw one from a male called Alex he replied with a text telling the contact to "f** off" before dragging his partner onto the floor, pulling her by her hair, and striking her.

The court heard the woman lost consciousness during the assault and when she came around the defendant told her to be quiet and "threatened to make her disappear" He then accused the woman of "antagonising" him. His victim then suffered a panic attack.

The court heard that the incident was not reported to the police at the time but two days later the victim happened to meet her mother in the street and disclosed to her what had happened. Her mum told her to go to the police.