Clifton house guest strangled and threatened
A WOMAN was told she would be disfigured and killed by a knife-wielding friend who got drunk at a family party.
Marcus Musson held a blade to Karen Savage and strangled her until she lost consciousness.
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When he fell asleep, she escaped to the safety of her mum's home and called police.
After Musson was arrested, he said he could not remember what happened.
At Nottingham Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm, and received two years and three months in prison.
Three months of the sentence was because he breached a 180-day sentence, suspended for 12 months, for battery on another woman previously sharing his home.
Judge Dudley Bennett said: "For a decade now you have been using violence in one away or another on anyone who stands in your way.
"You grabbed hold of this woman by her hair and pulled her through from one room to another by her hair. If that stood alone, it is a pretty horrible thing to do. Then you got a knife and held it to her chin and threatened to disfigure her.
"Knives kill, I keep saying this. Mercifully, she did not suffer any injuries as a result of that. You then cut her hair off in great clumps. That is a disfigurement. It's dreadful. There you are using that knife on her. Then you strangle her to the point she loses consciousness. Then you head-butt her and cut her skin."
Miss Savage had known 37-year-old Musson for years and stayed on and off with him in the weeks leading up to the attack because of problems with her accommodation.
After a family party in Clifton on Valentine's Day, Musson accused her of trying to make advances towards one of her guests.
Miss Savage, who was not in a relationship with Musson, told him it had nothing to do with him.
"He reached over, grabbed her hair and twisted it around his hand and pulled her by her hair into the kitchen and pushed her into a corner," said Jon Fountain, prosecuting.
"He got a knife, put it to her chin, then against her cheek and said, 'I'm going to kill you. No-one will look at you when I have finished'."
Closing her eyes and fearing the worst, Musson hacked at her hair and threw large clumps to the floor.
He tried to choke her and said "it's because I love you" before head-butting her.
Musson, now of HMP Nottingham, threw down the knife and went to sleep on the sofa.
Miss Savage fled barefoot from the house to her mother's home. She had cuts to her scalp and pain to her ribs.
Musson's previous convictions include assaulting police, using threatening words and behaviour, affray and common assault.
Mitigating, Adrian Langdale told the court Musson had been drinking 10 to 15 cans of alcohol a day, but had stopped before this assault.
He said: "He was prescribed anti-depressants following the break-up of his relationship. All of these matters came to a head on the night of this offence. For the first time in six to eight months, he started drinking again.
"It was a jovial affair, a party. His tolerance levels for alcohol were greatly diminished. It explains, in part, he has very little recollection of events. Police on arrival found him incoherent and unsteady on his feet, and he was taken to hospital because of the condition he was in."
rebecca.sherdley@nottinghameveningpost.co.uk
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by Miltona, Paradise Found.
Tuesday, September 15 2009, 6:04PM
“Bob, it's nothing to do with political correctness - it's just basic decency and respect for others. Surely everyone is aware of the fact that your freedom is curtailed when you begin to encroach on another person's freedom. You did not complete your quote of what I said - I qualified the sentence and I stand by what I said.”
by Bob, Nottingham
Tuesday, September 15 2009, 6:45AM
“"Andyman - free speech in a civilised society does not mean you have the freedom to say exactly what you want" Miltona.
AKA Political Correctness.”
by Miltona, Paradise Found
Tuesday, September 15 2009, 2:52AM
“ooh. It must be magic. Look MadBadger, Pete's nasty comments have disappeared for once. Hope this marks a change in vigilance NEP. Thanks.”
by Miltona, Paradise Found
Tuesday, September 15 2009, 2:35AM
“Andyman - free speech in a civilised society does not mean you have the freedom to say exactly what you want. You have freedom to express your ideas on a topic, and give reasons why you believe your opinion is reasonable. But a line has to be drawn when your comments become nothing more than hateful personal insults, or a plain expression of hatred towards a particular group of people. A lot of people may trot out the old expression "Sticks and stones..." but the truth is, words can be very painful. I have had some pretty sleazy racist comments made about me and my supposed background, lifestyle and politics by a man who does not know me at all. Most of the time I laugh at his comments because they are so far fetched, but sometimes he crosses what I feel is the line of decency. He has also posted under my name. I don't think these kinds of comments are acceptable, or contribute anything of value to a discussion.
I have no problem with someone saying "I am opposed to immigration because..." and giving some logical reasons. It's a totally different ball game when someone's comments are nothing more than unsubstantiated, unsavoury namecalling.”
by Andyman, Derbys
Monday, September 14 2009, 11:56PM
“Badger:
I find your post interesting as previously you have tried to defend free speech, yet you are trying to incite people to protest against another poster. Seems more like incitement of mob rule against posters you do not agree with.
Believe it or not, this is not meant in a nasty way.”
by Miltona, Paradise Found
Monday, September 14 2009, 11:43PM
“And since Pete is 7 hours behind Nottingham, and I am eight, the times we are most likely to post are after the NEP staff have all gone home.
Have you seen Pete's post that says he's in the army? Doesn't jive with other things he's said about himself.”
by MadBadger, The Sett
Monday, September 14 2009, 11:33PM
“Miltona, the NEP's complaint procedure is a joke. I have spoken to staff there a number of times on the phone.
Apparently, it takes 3 complaints about a post to get it removed! And the NEP doesn't respond to complaints at certain hours, one of which is later on Saturday after the staff have gone home. I was once told that there was no one to remove a post because of that very reason. No one would be back in until about 2pm on the following Sunday. So in the meantime the offensive post just gets left on-line. And when you consider that the comments section is now open 24/7 (it used to stop posts after 10pm) you can see how nefarious people such as pete get their jollies.”
by Miltona, Paradise Found
Monday, September 14 2009, 11:18PM
“Hi Madbadger - I'm not sure I want Pete completely banned from the site - I get a good laugh at some of the things he says, simply because they're so preposterous. On the other hand, he does resort to rather slimey and insulting personal attacks.
I too cannot understand how the NEP works in terms of responding to complaints - I have compleined about Pete many times, and the only result was that he once made an apology online, which I suspect was requested by NEP. I have complained about other posters too, but find that very blatant racism and sometimes obscenities are allowed to remain on the site.”
by Miltona, Paradise Found
Monday, September 14 2009, 11:12PM
“Incidentally Pete, I've just read you belated comments on an old thread that I thought everyone had abandoned. No, I am not remotely interested in trying to get compensation for the racism I endured - I don't believe in the 'sue every time you think you can get something' mentality. I did give information to the politicians of the time, and my evidence and proof helped to get some changes made in the law. I'm not the victim metality that you label me as. I DO things, as well as just share my experiences with others.
As for where I get my cards, I make them all, and they're good enough that other people even buy them from me. Send me your address and I'll even make and send you a "so sorry you were born a bigot' card.”
by MadBadger, The Sett
Monday, September 14 2009, 11:10PM
“Miltona, I too think that it's 'pete' that made that post. I've already complained to the EP about the post. Having said that the EP seem to enjoy letting racists nutjobs post their poison here.
Why hasn't pete been banned yet? I'm sure if enough people complained then we might be able to get 'rid' of him.”