Thug Beat Woman After Sex Snub

A thug, who beat a woman with a wooden chair leg when she rejected his sexual advances, has been jailed for thirteen years.

The 40 year-old victim received serious head injuries and was spared a more severe beating when her screams were heard and the alarm raised.

Simon Sparshatt, 47, of Waller Road, New Cross, south-east London was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court.

He pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm; false imprisonment and threats to kill. 

On November 20, last year police were called to Sparshatt’s address by a concerned member of the public after they heard the woman calling for help.

On arrival, officers had to force entry to Sparshatt’s address and inside they found the victim with serious head injuries.

She told officers Sparshatt held her against her will and repeatedly hit her with a wooden chair leg when she refused to have sex with him.

Sparshatt was arrested and admitted attacking the victim, suggesting he intended to cause her more harm. 

He was charged and remanded in custody.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment and subsequently discharged.

Detective Constable Cora Keogh of the South East BCU said: “This was a violent and sustained attack on a defenceless woman.

“If it hadn’t been for the prompt call to police by a concerned member of the public and the actions of the officers when they arrived then this could have had far more serious consequences.

“Sparshatt is a violent man and I am pleased that the court has handed him a significant jail sentence, which truly reflects the seriousness of his crime.”