Colin Noble, who is originally from Doncaster, was violent towards the woman over seven months during their 18-month relationship, and she eventually sought help from the Women’s Refuge.
The alcohol-fuelled attacks left the victim with bruising to her arms and legs, as well as a sprained finger, a black eye and a cut to her knee.
Noble pleaded guilty to three counts of grave and criminal assault and was sentenced to 180 hours of community service on Friday.
The sentencing comes during a two-week White Ribbon Campaign organised by the States police, during which they are raising awareness of the crime and urging victims to come forward.
Speaking to the JEP after the sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Hafey, head of the Public Protection Unit and coordinator of the White Ribbon Campaign, said that the case highlighted the ‘prevalence’ of domestic abuse within the community.
Outlining the case, Crown Advocate Emma Hollywood said that on 10 August 2014, the couple had been out at the La Pulente pub and continued drinking at a friend’s house afterwards. When the pair returned home, the defendant told the victim that he thought she had ’embarrassed herself’ by flirting with a male friend that evening.
‘The defendant then pulled the victim from the settee by her arm and she ended up on the wooden floor,’ she said.
‘The defendant sat on top of the victim and proceeded to punch her, more than once, to her left arm with a closed fist. He then punched her once to her left eye.’
During the assault Noble also bent back the victim’s middle finger on her right hand.
The court heard that after the incident, the victim contacted the Women’s Refuge. However, despite the refuge offering their support, the victim did not contact them again at the time.
On 2 March of this year, the victim discovered that Noble had not told his wife, who at the time was living in Thailand, about their relationship. The victim, who had been drinking alcohol earlier that evening, lost her balance during the argument and fell on the floor. The defendant, who was bare-footed, kicked her two or three times to her legs, the court heard.
The victim then moved out of the house and was admitted to the Women’s Refuge on 5 March.
She returned to the property two weeks later to check on the couple’s dog without telling the defendant what she was doing.
Noble (46) asked her to leave but she ignored him, and he then pulled her from the sofa by the lapels of her jacket and they both fell to the floor. While she was on the floor, Noble, who is a chef, stamped on her knee with his bare foot. He then pulled her backwards across the floor by her arms towards the front door.
A member of staff at the refuge reported the incident to the police and the victim was admitted to the Hospital for overnight observation.
The woman later told a counsellor that Noble was ‘abusive, controlling and jealous’ and she feared no one would believe her.
Advocate Jane Grace, defending, said that her client began facing difficulties when his partner lost her job and they became reliant solely on his income.
‘Alcohol became much more of a problem for the victim and Mr Noble and they used it as a way of coping and that is when the problems got worse and the first offence was committed,’ she added.
DCI Hafey added: ‘We are aware that at the build up to Christmas that families can become under strain in respect of financial issues which can lead to incidents.
‘If people are experiencing problems in the home then they should call 999 in an emergency and officers will respond immediately. But people can also come to the inquiry desk or speak to independent domestic violence advisers, their GP or any of our partner agencies.’
The commissioner was sitting with Jurats Geoffrey Fisher and Tony Olsen.
