Man told his girlfriend 'I will bite your face off' as he bit her cheek and punched her in horrific B&B incident
16.06.2023 - 02:29
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A drunken boyfriend used his teeth as a "highly dangerous weapon" to bite down on a woman's cheek during a violent confrontation in a bed and breakfast room.
Ricardo Williams pinned his girlfriend down on the bed, repeatedly punched her about the head and body and warned her: "I'm going to bite your face off" before viciously biting her and causing "extreme pain".
She was left "black and blue and bruised everywhere" after the vodka-fuelled attack and now never wanted to see him again, a court heard. Williams, 32, admitted assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, in Cleethorpes on November 10, 2021, reports GrimsbyLive.
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Harry Bradford, prosecuting, told Hull Crown Court that the couple were in a Cleethorpes bar after attending a family gathering and were drinking cocktails and spirits at a bar. They left at 8.30pm but an argument broke out, started by Williams.
They returned to their bed and breakfast accommodation but Williams tried to leave, saying that he was going back out. His girlfriend locked the door afterwards but, when Williams returned, he forced his way back in.
He shouted at her, pinned her to the bed, pinning her arms down, and punched her to the body and head. He told her: "I'm going to bite your face off" and bit down on her right cheek, causing extreme pain.
The police were alerted at 9.06pm after the manager was told by another guest: "They are fighting like f***." The woman later told them: "I and black and blue and bruised everywhere."
There were teeth marks on her cheek and her right eye was closing up because of swelling. Williams returned at 11pm and he was arrested.
He told police during interview that he