A judge said Jason Beech is a “violent man who cannot control his temper” when intoxicated
Jason Beech was jailed for two years(Image: South Wales Police)
A man unleashed a horrific attack on his partner during a weekend away in Liverpool. Jason Beech had only been released from prison a few weeks before following a conviction for biting a man on the ear outside a pub.
Swansea Crown Court heard that when he is under the influence of alcohol, 54-year-old painter and decorator Jason Beech becomes a “violent man who cannot control his temper”. Prosecutor Ryan Bowen told the court that Beech and the complainant had been in a relationship for around eight years before Beech was jailed in October last year for inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man outside a Swansea pub.
Bowen explained that due to the time Beech had spent on remand prior to sentencing, he was released in November or December, although the exact date was unclear. Following his release from custody, the defendant’s relationship with the complainant was “rekindled”.
The court was told that on January 25 this year, the defendant visited the George pub in Swansea before heading to his partner’s house. In the early hours of the morning, an argument broke out between them about someone he had been drinking with, reports Wales Online.
The prosecutor said during the row Beech grabbed the woman and threw here against a doorframe causing her immediate pain to the shoulder.
He said even though the woman could not move her shoulder she did not seek medical assistance as “she felt like an idiot” for rekindling the relationship.
Eventually the woman went to the minor injuries unit at Neath Port Talbot Hospital where medics found soft tissue damage but no bone injuries.
The prosecutor said the woman lied to staff about the cause of her injury saying she had tripped over her son’s puppy.
The court heard the second assault took place in March during a weekend break the couple took to Liverpool.
The prosecutor said after the couple visited the Cavern Club they stopped for food at a McDonald’s but then started arguing in the street about how to get back to their BandB.
During the row Beech pushed his partner’s face into a wall.
Once back at their accommodation the argument continued with Beech repeatedly punching the woman to the body and face. The court heard the woman said she wanted to leave and asked for her train ticket home.
Beech refused to hand over the ticket then forced her legs open and told her: “I’ll have you whenever I want”.
The assault was subsequently reported to the police and the court heard that on June 4 the defendant walked into Swansea Central police station and was arrested. He answered “no comment” to all questions asked in interview.
In an impact statement which was read to the court by the prosecutor the victim said she had known Beech for eight years but “I can honestly say I don’t know who he is”. She said when the defendant is sober “you could not meet a nicer person” but when under the influence he is “horrific”. She said Beech had “normalised abuse and constantly said he would change” and she said she was now rebuilding her life without him and was becoming stronger every day.
Jason Beech, of Eaton Crescent, Uplands, Swansea, had previously pleaded guilty on the day of trial to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) when he appeared in the dock via videolink from prison for sentencing. He has 23 previous convictions for 34 offences including possession and supply of Class B drugs, affray, possession of a knife, and two counts of ABH.
In October last year he was sentenced to 40 months in prison for inflicting grievous bodily harm after biting a man on the ear during a fight outside the George pub in Swansea.
Georgia Donohue, for Beech, said the defendant accepted his behaviour towards the woman had been disgusting and said he now realises that when the relationship began to “deteriorate” he should have walked away.
She said her client is someone who “loses all control” when he drinks to excess.
The barrister added that Beech runs a painting and decorating company with a business partner and that he wants to return to that work upon his release from custody.
Judge Paul Thomas KC said it was clear from everything he had read that when Beech is in drink he is a “violent man who cannot control his temper”. He said he agreed with the author of the pre-sentence report that at the present time the defendant cannot be managed in the community.
With a 10 per cent discount for his guilty pleas Beech was sentenced to two years in prison. He will serve up to half the sentence in custody before being released to serve the remainder in the community.