A Wootton man who assaulted a woman simply because she made remarks about the messiness of his house, has been handed a 12-month community order.
Timothy Layfield, 55, of High Street in Wootton, admitted a single charge of assault by beating when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court back in August.
Lauren Stone, prosecuting, told the court that on the 4th August, the victim had been out drinking with Layfield and his partner – to whom she was good friends – but had decided to return to Layfield’s home when they were refused service at The Wheatsheaf in Newport, due to ‘problems’ with Layfield. The trio grabbed alcoholic drinks from a local shop and spent the evening drinking.
However, Magistrates heard that things turned nasty when the victim mentioned helping to tidy the Layfield’s home as it was in a poor state. It’s thought that this offended Timothy, who yelled at the woman to get out of his house.
Magistrates heard that it was at this point that Layfield pushed the woman, causing her to fall. He then laid on top of her and hit her whilst she was on the floor.
The Crown Prosecution Service say that the victim feared she would be killed in this persistent assault. The victim came up in bruises following the assault and ended up calling an ambulance for the injuries she sustained, but declined medical advice to go to hospital for further examination and treatment.
Layfield has a total of 3 convictions on his his record, 2 committed in 1992 and 1 committed in 1999.
Defending Layfield, Oscar Vincent, drew the courts attention to Layfield’s 25-years of good character and the fact that the incident arose from a chance meeting, adding that he and the victim are no longer associated with one another.
Magistrates handed the 55-year-old a 12-month community order with 15 rehabilitation activity days attached. He was handed a £200 fine and ordered to pay £85 costs, £100 compensation and a £114 surcharge fee.
Seems to be an Island thing.
So many uneducated Caulkheads speak
to women in a bad way.
Quite agree. It makes the pathetic little twerps feel more masculine.