Thug is jailed after he attacked his pregnant ex-partner with a hammer

A thug has been jailed after he grabbed his pregnant ex-partner during an argument over a pet cat and struck her in the back with a hammer.
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Ryan Hughes, 29, of Market Place, Buxton, grabbed his ex-partner and struck her with a hammer to the bottom of her back, according to a Chesterfield magistrates’ court hearing.

He was remanded in custody after admitting the assault and has been jailed following a subsequent sentencing hearing at Derby Crown Court on Tuesday, June 4.

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Becky Allsop, prosecuting, had told the magistrates’ court hearing the estranged couple was still living together at the victim’s address in Buxton when the complainant’s cat jumped on the mattress and clawed the defendant who swore at the pet.

Pictured is Ryan Hughes, 29, of Market Place, Buxton, who has been jailed for seven months after he admitted assaulting his ex-partner.Pictured is Ryan Hughes, 29, of Market Place, Buxton, who has been jailed for seven months after he admitted assaulting his ex-partner.
Pictured is Ryan Hughes, 29, of Market Place, Buxton, who has been jailed for seven months after he admitted assaulting his ex-partner.

As the couple began arguing about the cat Hughes grabbed his ex by her arms, according to Mrs Allsop, and pinned her to the bed.

Mrs Allsop said: “He was shouting he wanted to kill her and that he had been thinking about it for a week. He put his arm to her neck and pulled a hammer out of his pocket.”

Hughes struck his ex in the bottom of her back with the small hammer, according to Mrs Allsop, and he blamed his ex-partner for making him assault her.

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Mrs Allsop said the complainant subsequently transferred money to the defendant so he could leave because he did not have any cash.

The complainant, who was reported as being pregnant with Hughes’s child, told police she also discovered her sentimental photos had been dumped in a bin and some were ripped and scrunched-up.

Hughes, who has previous convictions, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and admitted damaging photos after the incident on April 13.

The defendant claimed he did not put his arm across the victim’s throat during the assault but he told police he had hit her because she had been abusive but he knew this was wrong.

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Karl Meakin, defending, said police had to talk Hughes down from a bridge after the assault because he had wanted to take his life.

Hughes was sentenced at Derby Crown Court to seven months of custody.