A thug assaulted a 15-year-old girl and threw a flat-screen TV at his former partner as he rampaged through a house during two terrifying incidents. Firstly, Martin Slack, 31, of Griffin Road, Ollerton, pushed the teenager, then picked up an electronic speaker and threw it at a windowsill.
The child said afterwards the incident left her scared and she suffered really bad panic attacks, adding: "I never want him to come near me or come to the house again. If he did, it would make me feel really scared and start shaking".
After pushing her, he punched through a bedroom door before his ex-girlfriend whispered to another youngster, also in the house, to call police. But Slack continued to be volatile, lifting a microwave over his head, before officers arrived on November 15, 2021.
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Nottingham Crown Court heard on Tuesday how he tensed up and kicked out with his heel, striking one officer in the thigh. Slack was searched and his phone seized. He told cops, "give me my ******* phone back" and "I will ******* headbutt you", before he was dramatically thrown to the ground where he kicked out and struck an officer's kneecap.
Slack was then bailed with conditions not to go back to his former partner's address, in Ollerton, but returned there on January 22 this year. He headed to her bedroom and accused her of cheating on him and he, "rampaged around the room," explained Anthony Cheung, prosecuting.
He threw a television, which hit her in the face, and then the TV fell on her foot. She briefly blacked out but came round and screamed at Slack, who left the address.
Her statement revealed she is always looking over her shoulder and does not go out alone. She wants Slack to stay away from her so she can move on with her life.
Solicitor-advocate Shannon English said Slack, who had various mental health difficulties, had served the equivalent of a 12-month prison sentence on remand. Judge Stuart Rafferty QC said he had not taken medication prescribed to him and, "what ever demons lurk within, only you know and, and only time will tell, if you seek help.
Slack had been "forging" his way through life committing assault after assault and, in recent times, assaulting vulnerable women, the judge added. "Men who hit women in domestic relationships cannot expect mercy".
Slack was jailed for four months for common assault (the maximum penalty is six months), two months concurrently for criminal damage, six months on two charges of assaulting an emergency worker, and two years for assault, causing bodily harm.
His total sentence was two-and-a-half years, of which he will serve half, before release on a one-year licence with supervision. A restraining order was imposed for life.
Where to get help
A number of confidential support services remain available to those experiencing domestic abuse.
They include the Silent Solution police system, which people can use to report an emergency when it's not safe for them to speak.
Support is also available on the freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline number – 0808 2000 247 and www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
Juno Women's Aid: 0808 800 0340 (free, 24/7) helpline@junowomensaid.org.uk
*MEN* Equation’s Men's Service:
(0115) 960 5556 (Mon-Fri, 9.30-16.30). A confidential answerphone runs 24/7
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