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Nottingham Post
National
Matt Jarram

Violent man attacked woman with hoover and held her head underwater

A violent offender has been jailed for three years after he carried out a catalogue of abuse.

Reuben Commons, 22, of no fixed address, was jailed for three years on Tuesday, November 11.

This follows a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.

He was convicted of actual bodily harm after repeatedly punching a woman's body and hitting her with a metal hoover attachment.

Her head was also held under bath water.

She was also previously strangled and was threatened with an iron.

The sentencing relates to an incident on April 2 where Commons assaulted a woman in the early hours at a house in Bestwood.

Police said after a period of evading the police, Commons was subsequently located and arrested on October 11, 2018.

He was subsequently charged with this offence in February 2019.

Detective Constable Michael Powis, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Although this attack was particularly gratuitous, the strong sentence reflects the fact that domestic violence cases are taken seriously both by the police and the courts.

"The sentence will hopefully give confidence to those who are experiencing domestic violence to seek help from the police."

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