Neighbour praised for stopping attack on woman in home

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 17:13 · Archive

A neighbour's intervention stopped an attack on a woman by her former partner that a judge said could have resulted in murder.

A neighbour in Harrogate intervened to stop an attack on a woman by her former partner, David Thompson. People in the building heard the woman screaming and one made a 999 call reporting her hanging from a window shouting for help. The neighbour saw the door to the flat ajar and went inside, at which point Thompson ran out with blood on his clothes.

Inside the flat, the woman had sustained significant injuries. Thompson had stamped on her head twice, smashed a vase over her head and thrown a stereo at her. The judge at York Crown Court, the Recorder of York Judge Sean Morris, told Thompson: 'You could have been up for murder. It was only him going in there that stopped you. You didn't stop yourself.'

Thompson, 49, of Hillam near Selby, was jailed for attempted grievous bodily harm and criminal damage. North Yorkshire Police praised the neighbour's actions. Detective Constable Rebecca Foster said the attack was sustained and left the victim with significant injuries and in fear for her life.

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Neighbour praised for stopping 'horrific' attack on woman in her homePolice have praised the courage of a neighbour whose actions stopped an 'horrific' attack that a judge warned could have ended in murder.York Press · 29 Oct, 16:00
Neighbour praised for stopping 'horrific' attack on woman in her homePolice have praised the courage of a neighbour whose actions stopped an 'horrific' attack that a judge warned could have ended in murder.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 29 Oct, 16:00

In this story: David Thompson · York Crown Court · North Yorkshire Police · Harrogate · Judge Sean Morris

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