Hackney man jailed for horror assault on woman

DEE HUNTE, 35, of Mary Seacole Close, E8 has been sentenced to 11 years and 4 months in jail after attacking a woman in Croydon so severely that she lost sight in one eye.

The attack took place in broad daylight in November 2016. The victim returned to her home in Croydon to find Hunte, whom she knew, waiting for her outside the property. He asked her for her door keys and mobile phone so he could check who she had been out with.

The victim refused to hand over the items, whereupon Hunte put his hands round her throat and squeezed it tightly – telling her not to scream or he would kill her. He then punched her face, injuring her eye. She fell down to the ground – wherepon Hunte stamped on her a number of times. He then grabbed her mobile and ran away.

Passers-by came to help the victim and call an ambulance, which then took her to hospital. Police from Croydon began looking for Hunte – but he managed to evade capture until July 2017, when he was found and arrested in Westminster.

Hunte pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm at a hearing at Croydon Crown Court and later returned to court for sentencing.

PC Asiri Hamidi ofCroydon Community Safety Unit said, “Hunte is a dangerous and violent individual with a predisposition for extreme jealousy and controlling behaviour. The sentence he received reflects the danger he poses to the public. His victim was left with life-changing injuries, and understandably remains very traumatised by the incident; but I hope this result will give her some comfort. We take a zero tolerance approach towards perpetrators who inflict such violence and are determined to provide justice for victims; and judicial sanction for those responsible.”

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