A
violent ex who broke into his former girlfriend's home, armed himself
with a kitchen knife and viciously beat her when she jumped from an
upstairs window, has been jailed.
Racine
Ndiaye, 43, of Cresswell Road, Croydon received 13 years imprisonment
for the attack, which resulted in the woman suffering a broken ankle
from the drop.
He
was found guilty at Croydon Crown Court of wounding, with intent to
cause grievous bodily harm, burglary with intent to commit grievous
bodily harm and common assault.
At
around 8.00am on November 21, last year Ndiaye attempted to break
into the woman's Croydon home and shouted through the front door,
threatening to kill her.
In
fear for her life she called the police and Ndiaye fled the scene
prior to their arrival.
Hours
later, at approximately 11.00am, Ndiaye returned to the house and
broke in through a window.
Ndiaye
took a knife from the kitchen. and the victim locked herself into an
upstairs bedroom.
When
she began climbing out of the window in an attempt to escape, Ndiaye
kicked down the door and grabbed her as she dangled from the window
ledge.
She
fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle.
Ndiaye
then ran outside and began repeatedly punching and kicking her,
despite the intervention of members of the public.
Police
were called by a member of the public.
Ndiaye
fled the scene prior to police arrival.
The
victim was taken to a south London hospital with significant facial
injuries, as well as the fracture.
Ndiaye
was arrested later that evening at 9.35am and was charged on
November 22 and remanded in custody.
Detective
Constable Milo Horvath, of Croydon CID, said:
“This lengthy sentence reflects how seriously police and the courts
take vicious attacks such as this.
“We
will continue to work tirelessly to ensure violent individuals such
as Ndiaye are placed before the courts.”
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