Brute dragged woman by hair and broke her nose in terrifying attack

A 'misogynistic' brute broke his victim's nose in a horrific attack as he punched and kicked her in the face. Jonathan Hay has been jailed for two and a half years after being

found guilty of section 20 unlawful wounding at Teesside Crown Court. The 41-year-old, from Hartlepool, appeared for sentencing via video link from HMP Holme House following a trial earlier

this month. Paul Cleasby, prosecuting, said the defendant dragged the woman by her hair before he "punched her, nutted her and slapped her.... and then booted her in the face".

During a trial, Hay admitted, while giving evidence, that he had punched the woman in the face four or five times. But Hay's claim of self defence was rejected by a jury. The

41-year-old has previous convictions for battery, the court heard, including following an incident in 2014 when he approached a victim at the amusement arcade and punched him in the face

unprovoked. Recorder Peter Makepeace told Hay, of Clifford Close, Hartlepool, that the attack on the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was a "prolonged and repeated

assault". "You fractured your victim's nose," said Recorder Makepeace. There were no fractures to her eye socket or cheek bone and there is no evidence of permanent

scarring. "I heard you give evidence, you have, in my view, entrenched misogynistic views about women," added Recorder Makepeace. Hay was jailed for two and a half years and a five

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