Violent Leeds thug jailed for double attack on girlfriend
He was already on a suspended sentence
A thug who attacked his partner twice is starting a jail sentence after a judge told him prison was “inevitable”.
Ashley Wilson appeared at Leeds Crown Court where he admitted charges of ABH and strangulation.
He was already on a 20-week suspended sentence for driving matters.
The court heard that 33-year-old Wilson and the woman had been together since 2022.
But after a night socialising in February of this year, they had been driving home when Wilson, who was behind the wheel, grabbed her by the back of the neck and squeezed tightly.
Then in April they got into an argument at her home in Garforth and he attacked her again.
Wilson, of no fixed address, appeared in court over a video link from HMP Leeds where he was being held on remand.
Mitigating, Anastasis Tasou said Wilson was “realistic about the outcome”, knowing he was facing a jail sentence.
He said he endured a traumatic childhood and had suffered from depression for many years.
He added that Wilson had sought help for his alcohol and drug abuse.
The judge, Recorder Richard Wright, pointed to Wilson’s previous convictions for battery, robbery and assault on emergency workers.
He jailed him for 28 months and activated two months of his existing suspended sentence, making a total of 30 months.
He also gave him a life-long restraining order to keep him away from his ex.