A thug put his former partner in hospital by puncturing her lung. Kieran Hemsley from Porthcawl punched his ex to the head and kicked her in the terrifying attack.
Police were called to the victim's address in Pyle on July 9 last year after a report that a woman was struggling to breathe following an assault. Hemsley, 32, had entered the home — breaching a restraining order put in place to protect his ex — and rained down blows which saw her hospitalised for "a number of days", said a South Wales Police spokesperson.
Hemsley, of Pant Morfa, was charged with grievous bodily harm and breaching the order. He denied the charges but a jury found him guilty. A Cardiff Crown Court judge jailed him for eight years and imposed an indefinite restraining order.
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Hemsley was previously jailed for 20 months in 2019 after admitting an assault which caused actual bodily harm. At the time we reported that the father-of-two had got into an argument with another man while drinking at a friend's house in Bridgend. Hemsley and a friend drunkenly attacked the man by punching him and kicking him to the head.
Speaking about Hemsley's latest offences, Detective Constable Lloyd Williams said: “Kieran Hemsley is a dangerous man who breached his restraining order and callously beat his own partner. It takes a lot of strength to speak out against your attacker and I am full of praise for the brave victim.
"She did the right thing and her courage has now seen a dangerous man put behind bars. Our message to anyone who might be suffering in silence — please come forward and speak to us, we are here for you.”
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