Middlesbrough thug attacked his ex while wearing handcuffs

His attack left a police officer with a broken finger when he fought with her to avoid arrest following a domestic dispute.

And to make matters even worse for Jack Williams, he returned to his former partner’s home and violently attacked her while still wearing the handcuffs.

The 21-year-old left his victim battered and bruised after hitting her and dragging her around by her hair, Teesside Crown Court heard.

Philip Morley, prosecuting, said Williams had dragged the police officer down the stairs while she desperately tried to hold onto the handcuffs after he shoved her to the ground midway through arresting him.

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He said: “She successfully placed one of the handcuffs on his wrist, he then pushed her causing her to lose her balance. He started to run down the stairs, she still held the handcuffs and she was dragged down the stairs and hit her buttocks as she fell.”

Mr Morley said the defendant inadvertently hit the female officer in the face as they struggled at the bottom of the stairs before he managed to flee the scene.

The court heard how a couple of hours later, still in the early hours of the morning of August 5 last year, Williams climbed through a window of his victim’s home and carried out a sustained attack on her.

“He had dragged her all over the place,” he added. “He subjected her to an assault, pulling her hair and hitting her with the handcuffs he was still wearing.”

Jack Williams (Image: Cleveland Police)

The defendant was arrested as he walked along Albert Road, Middlesbrough, at around 10am and was found in possession of a small quantity of cannabis.

Williams, of Kimmerton Avenue, Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to two charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, escaping from lawful custody and possession of a Class B drug.

The court hear how he was also serving a suspended prison sentence for theft which was imposed on him just weeks before his arrest.

John Nixon, mitigating, said his client’s spell on remand had a salutary lesson and he apologised for his behaviour on the night.

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Recorder Nathan Adams sentenced Williams to a total of two years in custody for all offences.

He said: “You dragged her (the officer) down the stairs, you were acting recklessly and as a result she had a bash to her head and suffered bruising.

“And to make matters worse, a matter of hours later, you returned to that property and assaulted your ex-partner.”

Williams was also issued with an eight-year restraining order to keep him away from his victim.