Man jailed for attacking partner on two occasions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Scott Broom, 53, was jailed after attacking his partner twice in 2024, breaching a restraining order from a 2019 assault.

Scott Broom, 53, of Littlemore, Oxford, was jailed after pleading guilty to assaulting his partner on two occasions in 2024 and breaching a restraining order imposed following a 2019 attack on the same woman.

The victim said Broom presented himself as reformed when they rekindled their relationship in 2024, claiming he had stopped using alcohol and drugs. The court heard she gave him another chance, but suffered panic attacks and sleep problems as a result of the relationship.

The first attack took place on 16 May. The victim's statement described how Broom behaved erratically, carrying a knife and pushing her hard in the chest with both hands. She fell to the floor and pleaded with him to stop, but he pulled her hair, ripped her earring and left her crying on the ground. A second incident occurred on 7 June. Broom was initially due to stand trial for two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault by beating, which was accepted by the prosecution. He was sentenced immediately.

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