Drunk man knocked ex-girlfriend unconscious after swinging child’s scooter into her face

Martin Wilson and his partner were drinking with the woman when he suddenly became angry and said: "I'm not having that," said prosecutor Bashir Ahmed.

He stormed out of the house and when she went after him, saw Wilson swinging the scooter before it hit her in the face and knocked her unconscious.

"I meant to throw the scooter at the f****** door," said Wilson. "What have I done?"

Wilson left £20 for a taxi fare to the hospital and left the property at around 1am, on August 2, 2018. She was left with lacerations, a chipped tooth and bruising.

His victim told police she had known Allen for 20 years, but he had headbutted her and thrown a remote control at her in the past.

In a statement, made last year, the woman said: “I have a scar on my face that is causing my anxiety to elevate as I believe people stare at it all the time.”

The court heard Wilson has 31 convictions for 73 offences, including common assault, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

In 2006, he was convicted of dangerous driving when "he drove at people he had just met outside a Skegness pub," said Mr Ahmed.

In December 2018 he was jailed for assaulting a different girlfriend.

Richard Canning, mitigating, said the offence was “incredibly old,” there was no reason for the delay and he has served a custodial sentence since this offence.

Wilson, 37, of Monsal Crescent, Barnsley, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding, on a reckless basis, after initially denying the charge.

Judge Graham Reeds QC said his "poor record for violence" was an aggravating factor.

He said his victim was left with a "nasty facial scar which is likely to be disfiguring for her" and the assault had caused her anxiety and depression.

He sentenced Wilson to 58 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, with nine months of alcohol and drug treatment with monthly reviews. A two-year restraining order was imposed.