Sheffield “monster” with history of brutal violence towards women almost severed victim’s ears
A Sheffield “monster” with a history of brutal violence towards women almost severed his victim’s ears during a sickening assault, a court heard.
Mark Warren’s victim was found by police in a flat with a “deformed” head and swollen, “purple” eyes amid blood-soaked walls and flooring, with a blood-stained cricket bat lying nearby.
After being taken to hospital, his injuries included a “largely detached” left ear, a “partially detached” right ear and a brain bleed.
Sheffield Crown Court heard the male had been injured while protecting a woman during a violent outburst at Warren’s flat.
However weeks later Warren brutally beat a woman in a separate attack - strangling her three times and causing a brain bleed. His female victim later described Warren as the “devil” and a “monster”.
Judge Jeremy Richardson KC told him: “You are a man of violence, indeed, habitual violence. You visit acute levels of violence upon anyone who effectively crosses you.”
The court heard how on June 15 last year police were called to reports of a “disturbance” at Warren’s Morland Road flat in Gleadless Valley at around 12.15am.
Prosecutor Christopher Moran said defendant Warren had fled the scene into some nearby woods - however a woman who ran from the flat in such “terror” that she did so barefoot called police from outside.
The woman, said Mr Moran, told police a man in the flat had tried to defend her and allowed her to escape, “blocking” Warren from reaching her.
The court heard an “argument” had broken out moments before, causing the defendant to pick up a cricket bat.
However 11 days later Warren viciously assaulted a woman during an hour-long attack, strangling her three times making her lose consciousness after punching her in the face and stamping on her head.
Warren was, the court heard, forcing his hand into the woman’s mouth, pulling her hair and biting her left ear - telling her to shut the f*** up” as she “begged” him to stop.
Mr Moran said prior to the battering, Warren and another male he was with had consumed a bottle-and-a-half of vodka as well as cocaine and powerful painkiller pregabalin.
The womanwas able to escape when Warren’s male friend pulled him off of her, running out to the street and banging on doors for help. At hospital she was treated for a several brain bleeds, tissue damage and broken teeth.
Now suffering memory loss due to her injuries, she described in a statement read to the court how “dangerous” Warren had “manipulated” her with offers of friendship while she was grieving the recent loss of her parents.
She said: “On June 26, 2025 my life changed forever - this was due to an individual I now call the devil. He preyed on me because I was vulnerable. I never really got to know the real person he is - a monster.”
The court heard Warren had multiple previous offences for violence including ABH, battery, common assault and controlling and coercive behaviour involving several different female victims who he brutally beat.
Judge Richardson said a pre-sentence report showed Warren experienced an “appalling upbringing” characterised by trauma and neglect and it catalogued a “long history of domestic violence” (by Warren towards partners).
Jailing Warren for 14 years with a five-year extension period, Judge Richardson told Warren he had previous convictions which he could not ignore, including “high levels” of violence to partners.
He said: “I have come to the conclusion that you are a dangerous offender - in my judgement it would be perverse to reach any other conclusion. You have, in two separate incidents, indulged in serious acute violence.”
Warren, of Morland Road, admitted wounding with intent and intentional strangulation. He was ordered to serve 14 years in custody as part of the 19-year extended sentence and handed an indefinite retraining order.