Thug who beat up his girlfriend suffers instant karma as onlookers give him a taste of his own medicine and leave him with a huge black eye

A violent bully who repeatedly punched his terrified girlfriend was left with a black eye after being attacked by others at the scene.

Ryan Parker had been drinking ‘excessively’ at the pub before turning up at the woman’s home where he berated her with insults, including telling her that she deserved to die and was a waste of space.

The 32-year-old, who had been in a relationship for about 14 years, then became violent with his partner, knocking her to the floor after viciously slapping and punching her in the face. 

As Parker continued to kick the woman while she was on the ground, he was set upon by onlookers who beat him up and knocked him unconscious. 

The abusive boyfriend was left with a black eye, a fractured eye socket and a broken cheekbone during the incident and was jailed for 20 months for the assault on July 28 this year, Hull Crown Court heard.

Ryan Parker, 32, repeatedly punched his terrified girlfriend during an assault earlier this year but was badly beaten up minutes later and knocked unconscious by others on the scene

Parker, of Portobello Street, off Holderness Road, east Hull, admitted assaulting the woman causing actual bodily harm, possessing a knife and using threatening words or behaviour.

Oliver Shipley, prosecuting, said that Parker and the woman had been in a relationship for about 14 years at the time but it was turbulent and got worse over time. He arrived at her home angry and aggressive after playing darts at a pub.

Parker hurled insults, including telling her that she deserved to die and was a waste of space. He viciously attacked her and slapped her to her face with such force that she fell to the floor.

Parker continued to punch and kick her to her face, head and body, causing swelling and bruising. The door to the house was open and Parker threatened anybody who tried to go in.

‘The defendant was threatening anybody who tried to help,’ said Mr Shipley. 

‘She eventually managed to get out of the property through the door and out into the street, where she screamed for help. The defendant continued his behaviour on the street while in possession of a knife.’

Parker was abusive to a neighbour, who tried to help, and he had the knife in his hand. Parker went back to the house and he was arrested by armed response officers.

During police interview, he made no comment to all questions. He had no previous convictions.

The abusive boyfriend was left with a black eye, a fractured eye socket and a broken cheekbone during the incident and was jailed for 20 months for the assault on July 28 this year, Hull Crown Court (pictured) heard

The woman later said that she was scared for her life and worried for those of her children. 

‘I do not want Parker anywhere near my property or my children,’ she said. ‘I am truly broken and shocked about the whole situation.’

Ben Hammersley, mitigating, said that Parker suffered injuries in the incident after he was set on by others. ‘He suffered a fractured eye socket and a fractured cheekbone,’ said Mr Hammersley.

Parker was treated by paramedics at the scene and he was taken to hospital. He had been left with a scar near his eye. 

‘When he came to, having been knocked unconscious, he was fearful that he was still being assaulted,’ said Mr Hammersley.

It was a one-off assault by Parker on the woman and he acted out of character, it was claimed. ‘This was an isolated incident,’ said Mr Hammersley. ‘He has no desire to contact her whatsoever.’

Parker had been in custody for just over a month but he had previously been working full-time.

Deputy circuit judge Timothy Clayson told Parker: ‘You became abusive to her before becoming violent. She described you slapping her, pushing her around and trying to force her out of the door, in the course of which she was caused to fall to the floor.

‘She described violence to the face with numerous punches to the face. All of this was fuelled plainly by excessive drink. It was a sustained assault. This is a very serious matter.

‘The overall offences here are so serious that only immediate custody is appropriate. There was a serious risk of disorder by your production of this knife.’

Parker was jailed for 20 months and he was given a six-year restraining order.