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Thug who beat partner freed to live 'close by'

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Vincent
Published date18 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
Daniel Lumsden, who has a long history of violence among his 70 previous convictions, repeatedly punched the woman in an unprovoked attack, leaving her black and blue and terrified

But now the brute, who had been in custody on remand, has been given a suspended sentence and will return to live close to the victim, albeit with a restraining order banning him from contacting her or going into certain areas.

Newcastle Crown Court heard it was on October 21 last year that the victim went out with friends and her sister to the Secret Garden, in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, returning to her home in Annitsford, North Tyneside, with one of her friends around 8.30pm.

Once her friend left, Lumsden started demanding her phone and became aggressive, grabbing and squeezing her face before punching her multiple times while she screamed for him to stop.

He then threw her into a dryer, causing her to hit her elbow and fall to the floor, where he rained more punches on her as she tried to use her arms to protect her face.

When he stopped, she tried to leave but the door was locked and she couldn't find the keys.

Lumsden told her he would not let her out because she would call the police and demanded she swore on her children's life that she would not do so.

After being allowed out, she ran to a neighbour's home and police were called.

When they got there, they found her upset, with two black eyes, bruising to her face, a split lip, her forehead was red and swollen and she had severe bruising to her arm.

In a victim impact statement, she said: "This has left me traumatised.

"This was an unprovoked attack which occurred...

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