A
jealous thug, who blinded his girlfriend in one eye with a single
savage punch during a row outside her house, has been locked-up for
eleven years and four months.
Dee
Hunte, 35, of Mary Seacole Close, Hackney pleaded guilty to
inflicting grievous bodily harm at the Croydon address on November
18, 2016.
Croydon
Crown Court heard the victim returned home to find Hunte, waiting
outside her property.
He
asked for her door keys and mobile phone to check on who she had been
with.
When
the victim refused, Hunte became very aggressive, placing both hands
around her throat and squeezing tightly, warning her: ”Don’t
scream or I’ll kill you!”
He
then punched her in the face causing the injury to her right eye and
eye socket.
She
fell to the ground and Hunte stamped on her back a number of times
before running from the scene with her mobile phone.
Passers-by
came to her aid and police and the London Ambulance Service were
called.
The
victim was taken to the Accident and Emergency Unit at Croydon
University Hospital, and later transferred to St Georges’ Hospital
where she was treated for her life changing injuries.
An
investigation was launched by officers from Croydon Community Safety
Unit and Hunte was soon identified, but in the weeks and months
following the incident, he managed to evade police.
On
July 25, last year he was arrested in the Westminster area, and
subsequently charged.
PC
Asiri Hamidi, of Croydon Community Safety Unit,
said: “Hunte is a dangerous and violent individual with a
predisposition for extreme jealousy and controlling behaviour.
“The
sentence he received reflects the danger he poses to the public.
“His
victim was left with life-changing injuries, and understandably
remains very traumatised by the incident, but I hope this result will
give her some comfort.
“We
take a zero tolerance approach towards perpetrators who inflict such
violence and are determined to provide justice for victims and
judicial sanction for those responsible.”
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