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A domestic abuser who terrorized his partner with a zombie knife in a brutal attack has been jailed after footage from a 'dog camera' led police to report the incident.
Anthony Murgatroyd, 38, had installed a motion sensor camera in the living room of the victim's home in Cross Green, Leeds, to find out why the dog was chewing on the furniture. However, when Murgatroyd brutally assaulted the woman on November 5 after an argument over contact with prostitutes, cameras were activated and captured important evidence. The attack by Anthony Murgatroyd on his girlfriend was sparked by an argument they had about him seeing prostituteshttps://t.co/gn9CQTNUm5 — YorkshireEveningPost (@LeedsNews) November 28, 2022
Incident Details
During the attack, Murgatroyd dragged the victim down the street and was seen beating her. She ran towards the living room, but he followed her before hitting her on the head and pulling her hair. Then he grabbed the zombie knife and lunged at her, ramming it into her face and jerking across her body. Murgatroyd then placed the knife behind the couch where a dog was crouched in distress. He then pulled a screwdriver out of his sweatpants and rammed it into the victim's face, the gun holstered before punching her again. He then handed her a bottle of beer and yelled at her to open it with her teeth, which she did. He also asked her to touch the zombie knife. Footage showed the victim clearly terrified during the ordeal. She managed to escape from the house and ran to seek help from neighbours, where police were alerted to the attack. Officers tracked Murgatroyd, 38, to his address in Waverley Garth, Beeston, and arrested him in a violent scuffle which used pepper spray and a taser. Police spoke to the victim, who was still frightened and unable to provide enough evidence to charge him. The "dog cam" footage was enough to show what Murgatroyd had done. Investigators from the Leeds District Safeguard Unit were confident this could form the basis of a victimless prosecution and Murgatroyd was charged with assault and private possession of a zombie knife under the Death Act 1988. criminal justice.
Plead Guilty
Murgatroyd pleaded guilty to both counts when he appeared in court on November 7. He was today sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment by Leeds Crown Court, which included a previous domestic assault in August. Detective Superintendent Lee Berry, Crime and Safeguards Officer for the Borough of Leeds, said: 'This was a sustained and violent armed attack and the victim feared for his life during what was an absolutely horrible ordeal. "She was so appalled and scared by Murgatroyd that she felt unable to press charges against him, but when officers made sure and saw the dog's camera footage, they were able to use it as key evidence for help file a complaint. “We are committed to doing everything in our power to combat violence against women and girls, we take all reports of domestic violence seriously and we use all available means to bring perpetrators to justice. justice. “Our domestic violence officers will always support victims with the goal of giving them the confidence to testify and participate in prosecution efforts against abusive partners, but where this is not possible we will seek other ways to take action against the perpetrators and keep the victims safe, as we did in this case thanks to the fantastic work of Officer Chloe Fennell of the Domestic Violence Team. Read the full article
