AN alcohol and drug-fuelled man who repeatedly kicked his partner at a party leaving a ‘perfectly obvious’ boot print on her face was told by the sentencing judge today that he could have killed her.

Gyula Toth burst into tears when he saw CCTV of the attack outside an address in Bradford on January 30, his solicitor advocate told Bradford Crown Court.

Toth, 31, a bed factory worker, pleaded guilty to assaulting the mother of his six children occasioning her actual bodily harm, common assault on another female the same night by pushing her, and failing to surrender to his court bail on May 20.

The court heard that a 999 call was received by the police alerting them to the incident at the party.

Toth, who was heavily under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, was caught on camera delivering four kicks towards his partner’s head.

His lawyer, Julian White, said Toth and his family had come to the United Kingdom six years ago.

Toth, who was assisted by a Hungarian interpreter during the court hearing, was now living away from the family home at an address in Southgate Apartments in Bradford city centre.

Mr White conceded that his behaviour that night was shocking.

At which point, Deputy Circuit Judge Timothy Clayson said: “He could have killed her.”

The court heard that Toth had no recollection of the assault and had wept when he saw it on CCTV.

“It was at a party and he drank to excess and became the person we see on the screen,” Mr White said.

His partner had refused to make a complaint and much of Toth’s income went to support his family.

Judge Clayson said: “This is a really bad offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.”

There had been an argument when Toth was heavily under the influence of drink and drunks, which was no mitigation.

He had repeatedly kicked his partner while aiming for her head leaving ‘a perfectly obvious boot print’ on her forehead.

“You could have caused very serious injury or worse,” Judge Clayson said.

But Toth had no history of violent behaviour and was a man of previous good character.

He was hardworking and supporting his family financially.

Judge Clayson conceded that there was a level of genuine remorse.

Toth was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, with 20 rehabilitation activity days.

“You should think yourself very lucky,” the judge told him.

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