A man was left seriously injured after violence broke out at a pub in Tameside. Officers investigating the alleged assault have now issued images of a man they would like to speak to.
27.02.2022 - 17:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mum was left terrified after a drunken thug assaulted her and threatened her children.
Thomas Bibby, 43, launched the brutal attack after the victim followed him from her home during a row which followed a night of heavy drinking.
He punched her in the head before kicking her as she lay on the ground and warned ‘your kids are dead’ if she told the police what happened, LancsLive reports.
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Prosecuting, Andrew Hey told Preston Magistrates Court that the incident happened at around 8am near the Horse and Hound pub on Ormskirk Road, in Skelmersdale, near Wigan.
He said: “She was walking towards the bus stop and he punched her to the head on the left side. He then threw her behind a white van and kicked her and spat in her face.
“He said to her ‘if you’re on the phone to the police your kids are dead, you grass’.”
When Bibby was arrested, he was found to be carrying two bags of cannabis in his sock.
He originally admitted possession of a Class C drug and denied assault but changed his plea to guilty on the day his trial was due to begin. The case was then adjourned for the completion of a pre-sentencing report.
According to Sephton Lee, defending, Bibby, of Whittle Drive, Ormskirk, said he and the victim had been drinking heavily the night before.
Mr Lee said: “He’s fallen asleep and she carried on drinking. He woke at 8am to hear loud music on the radio. He woke up, they started arguing, he said he was leaving, walked towards the bus stop and this incident happened.”
Mr Lee said Bibby had been “bombarded” with calls and messages from the woman, did not object to a proposed restraining order and planned to change his
A man was left seriously injured after violence broke out at a pub in Tameside. Officers investigating the alleged assault have now issued images of a man they would like to speak to.
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