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01-21-2013, 10:36 PM

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Woman kicked husband between the legs so hard he spent two days in hospital after she discovered he had been taking drugs
By PAUL MILLIGAN

PUBLISHED: 19:36, 21 January 2013 | UPDATED: 19:36, 21 January 2013

Lee Wilmott was kicked so hard between the legs by his partner he was in the hospital for two days
An angry wife kicked her partner so hard 'where it really hurts' that he was in hospital for two days, a court heard today.
Lee Wilmott, 40, took the full force of the kick between his legs when partner Christy Horton discovered he had been taking drugs.
The kick made Wilmott react violently and he punched her twice in the face before slamming her head onto the draining board in their home in Minchinhampton, near Stroud.
He also kicked her in the ribs and head, said prosecutor Julian Kesner at Gloucester Crown Court.
But although she suffered 'significant bruising and tenderness' as a result of the assault it was Wilmott who came off worst, said defence solicitor Jason Coulter.
'She accepts that having lost it completely she struck him where it hurts most and that clearly was the catalyst for his reacting,' said Mr Coulter.
'He spent two nights in Cheltenham General Hospital after that. As a direct result of her blow, it would seem, there was considerable blood in the urine and other problems directly stemming from that blow.
'Rather strangely, he spent longer in hospital than she did for what he did to her. But he knows that is no excuse. However the court can see there were some consequences as far as he is concerned as well as for her.'
Wilmott pleaded guilty to assaulting Ms Horton, the mother of his two young children, causing her actual bodily harm on 22nd September last year.
Judge William Hart told him This was almost inevitable because of the way you were living your life. You were drinking and taking drugs - and no doubt causing her and your family great consternation.'
'She lost her temper with you. She kicked you in a sensitive spot and your reaction to that was to inflict upon her a very unpleasant assault. I suspect that but for the provocation of her actions upon you you would never have done it.
'But that is very little excuse because what you did to her was most unpleasant. When you look at the photographs of her injuries I expect you are ashamed of what you did to her.'

From the dock Wilmott said 'Very much sir, yes.'

The judge said he had heard evidence from Ms Horton last month and she had told him it was a one-off incident and that he had not been violent before.
He sentenced Wilmott to 39 weeks jail suspended for a year and placed him under supervision for a year. Wilmott was ordered to attend an aggression replacement training programme.

Gloucester Crown Court heard how the incident began because Wilmott had begun taking recreational drugs again, after a period of going without
Mr Kesner had told the court the incident began because, after a period of staying off recreational drugs, Wilmott had taken them again. He had gone out of the house leaving the door open - which could have caused disaster if one of their young children had wandered out alone, he said.
Ms Horton phoned him angrily and when he returned she 'laid into him,' Mr Kesner said. She then went to the kitchen sink to roll a cigarette and Wilmott followed and assaulted her.
'The right side of her face was swollen. She had a lump on the left side of her head. Both her ears were sore. The right and left sides of her jaw were very swollen. Both elbows were swollen and sore and bruised, as was her nose.'
Wilmott had made 23 court appearances for 45 past offences but mostly for illegal drug use, added Mr Kesner. Mr Coulter said Wilmott's life had been 'spiralling out of control' at the time of the offence but he had since spent 3 months in custody on remand and had stopped using drugs.
He and his partner had a wonderful Christmas and New Year - as well as his 40th birthday this month - and their relationship was now stronger than ever, he added.