Blakedown man jailed for knife attack on former girlfriend

Nov 21 2009 by Chris Henwood, Birmingham Mail

A THUG who stabbed his former girlfriend with a kitchen knife before trying to throttle the friend who had given her refuge in his home has been put behind bars for 33 months.

Judge Robin Onions told Simon Davies he had a string of convictions for assaults on women who had been in his life. He said Davies had to go to prison because the use of a knife was serious and a man with a “proven record for violence.”

Davies had only been out of prison for days before attacking Tonia Watson who suffered a fractured eye socket, a stab wound to her leg and a cut to her hand.

Michael Darby was also assaulted and left with bad bruising to his face and neck with the couple being forced to use ornaments to beat off Davies as they were “fighting for their lives”.

Davies, 34, of Sculthorpe Road, Blakedown, admitted wounding Miss Watson and assaulting Mr Darby causing him actual bodily harm.

Wolverhampton Crown Court was told Davies had been in a relationship with Miss Watson, but it broke down because of his misuse of drugs and alcohol.

But they remained friends and Davies would go to her Stourbridge home but, on his last visit, he began talking about death and, fearing for her safety, she went to Mr Darby’s house.

Davies then made a string of threatening calls to the couple before barging his way into the house.

Laura Hobson, defending, said Davies began using cocaine and heroin after he came out of prison and, at the time of the offences, was in a “terrible state”.

She said Davies was now showing insight into his problems and determined to move away from drug use and violence.