Man kicked girl in head at a party – leaving a footprint
PARTYGOERS who attended a bash in Fishponds ended up assaulting a fellow guest, a court heard.
Luke Tanner and Chelsea Hendry turned on Emma Elms, with Hendry pulling her by her hair to the ground and Tanner kicking her in the head.
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Luke Tanner has been jailed for 12 months
Bristol Crown Court heard the victim was left battered and bruised and unable to start a job.
Tanner, 25, of Pretoria Road, Patchway, and Hendry, 20, of Arlingham Way, Patchway, both pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm in October last year.
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Tanner also admitted possessing 0.25g of cannabis in December last year, as well as an assault and public order offence in October last year.
The recorder Mr Parker QC jailed Tanner for two years and handed Hendry a 12-month community order involving a four-month curfew, 180 hours' unpaid work and £150 compensation.
Sam Jones, prosecuting, said Hendry pulled Miss Elms to the ground before Tanner kicked her to the face and head, causing significant injuries.
An imprint of Tanner's shoe was left on her temple, the court heard.
Miss Elms identified Tanner from a video identity parade and he denied the offence.
Mr Jones said: "He claimed he was with his girlfriend at the time. Police took a statement from her and it did not support Mr Tanner's account. Miss Hendry was interviewed and made no comment."
The court heard how, in a separate incident, Tanner head-butted an unknown man near a kebab van, before assaulting 50-year-old Michael Woodhouse. Again, Tanner was identified and arrested, but made no comment.
Jason Taylor, defending Tanner, conceded his client had difficulty controlling his temper and said Tanner might be an ideal candidate for a thinking skills programme.
Mr Taylor said Tanner becoming a father would represent a motivation for him to change his ways.
David Martin, defending Hendry, said his client was full of remorse and was "desperately sorry" for what happened. Mr Martin said she worked three nights a week behind the bar at Patchway Labour Club, and was able to put aside £100 a week for compensation.




Comments
by Waybaloo
Tuesday, September 18 2012, 5:31PM
“"Mr Taylor said Tanner becoming a father would represent a motivation for him to change his ways."
Regrettably I wager before long we are more likely to be reading about Mr Tanner again in reference to a violent scenario involving his child and the mother. All the more reason to separate him from this potential for as long as possible.
Im all for benefit of the doubt, but given his track record, there is little doubt to even weigh up”
by dais9ma9ie
Tuesday, September 18 2012, 4:11PM
“Stand him against a wall and kick in in the head, evil scum”
by dayofthedog
Monday, September 17 2012, 9:54AM
“"Tanner might be an ideal candidate for a thinking skills programme."
Err, he might, but I doubt it.
Thinking about anything would be a real challenge for an idiot like Luke Tanner.
We are talking about a grown man who kicks a females head in...for fun.
Luke Tanner should just stop breathing instead of starting thinking.”
by katachua
Sunday, September 16 2012, 12:34PM
“AND IT'S BREEDING! RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!”
by jimmers88
Saturday, September 15 2012, 10:07PM
“Locking him up for years is a complete waste of money jails are like holiday camps ....i know this from personal experience ..and people say he cannot change but he can, having children myself made me turn my whole life around ....but dont get me wrong kicking a woman in the head is just f***ed up.”
by lolly60
Saturday, September 15 2012, 6:39PM
“He is a very very nasty person and should be charge with a lot more things than this ,my sons friend was playing at a football match and he had a knife there swinging it about but they were to scared to say anything ,and that very night a man had his head slash by someone of his discription but nothing was ever done because people are to scared to stand up to people like him.”
by ceembee
Saturday, September 15 2012, 6:07PM
“'might be a candidate for a thinking skills course'..... Good grief he needs a modicum of intelligence first & he clearly hasn't. As for fatherhood I am pretty sure his first reaction on being told was that his bits work. There is more chance of me winning the Lottery than this horrible person becoming a decent human being or a responsible father
I see people like this daily through my job & they don't change no matter how many anger management etc courses they attend.”
by Bristolexpat
Saturday, September 15 2012, 10:31AM
“What do we do with dogs that continually yap, bite, fight, and are generally uncontrollable?
Thats right we remove their balls.
Time for the same to happen to clowns like this...”
by Mom123
Saturday, September 15 2012, 10:30AM
“Umm a grown man kicks a female in the face.......
He lies about it to the police....
In a separate incident he head butted another man by a Kebab van.....
again, kept quiet as he doesn't have the guts to own up to his actions
Well done Jason Taylor conceding his client may have an issue controlling his temper (wow all the years of studying paid off there!)
Ahhh he became very sorry (once he was caught)
Becoming a father "would represent motivation for changing his ways". Words from his lawyer not him. A man who thinks it's acceptable to kick a girl in the head, yep would make a great dad. Needless to say we will see another article on this chap again in the future.”
by Supersnakes
Saturday, September 15 2012, 9:47AM
“Becoming a father COULD be motivation for being a better person? Given the incidents of assault that have occurred here I would suggest not. Another feral father, another feral child. Thanks too our soft politicians and rubbish judiciary.”