After realising officers were outside, Hawkins told her to tell them that she had decided to have a shower with her clothes on, to explain why she was wet. The victim suffered 31 separate injuries, and in a statement summarised to the court, said she will 'never forget that day'. The court was told Hawkins had suffered from health problems, and that he had an 'extremely unhappy childhood'. Sentencing, Judge Tina Landale told Hawkins: "In a sustained attack over a number of hours, she was subjected to repeated acts of violence. Before police stormed the flat, Hawkins warned the woman thatShe was able to alert police to her location before Hawkins smashed her phone.

Source: Daily Mirror April 15, 2020 07:20 UTC