Brinsley man jailed over 'extreme' assault on woman
Warning - this article contains distressing content.On the day of the attack, Kelham stamped on and kicked his victim's head several times after punching her and pulling her on to the landing by her hair.The woman managed to run outside to get help, but Kelham chased her, police said, and threw her to the ground before kicking her in the head twice.Officers arrived minutes later, by which time Kelham had already posted about what he had done on social media and fled in a car.
'Cowardly and disgraceful'
After ramming a police car to make his escape, Kelham's vehicle was spotted by officers in Derbyshire later that day and he was arrested.Det Sgt Parminder Ahluwalia said Kelham "deserves" his prison sentence."His decision to subject his victim to the extreme and prolonged assault he did that morning was cowardly and disgraceful," she said."In contrast to Kelham's cowardly behaviour, the victim deserves immense credit for the strength and bravery she's shown in helping us lock him up."
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