❌ADAM PENNY – STANDISH❌
📍 Location: Standish / University of Hull
- Assault causing actual bodily harm (ABH)
- Strangulation and biting during domestic attack
- Restraining order issued
✅ Plea: Guilty (changed from not guilty on day of trial)
⚖️ Sentence: 15-month suspended sentence, 240 hours unpaid work, probation programme, 5-year restraining order
📝 CASE SUMMARY:
Adam Penny, 21, from Standish, was convicted of a violent assault on his ex-girlfriend in her university accommodation at the University of Hull. The attack took place between December 12–13, 2021, where Penny strangled and bit the victim during a fit of jealousy.
The woman screamed and kicked walls in a desperate attempt to be rescued. University security staff ultimately intervened after hearing the noise. She later described suffering ongoing trauma and nightmares from the event and has spoken out to encourage other victims to seek help from police.
🔊 VICTIM IMPACT:
“I still get nightmares of that night… No one should be allowed to do that to another person.”
Penny initially denied the charges but changed his plea to guilty on the day of his trial. The court issued a suspended sentence, a restraining order, and mandated participation in a probation programme focused on abusive behavior.
🛡️ CLARE’S LAW – KNOW THEIR HISTORY:
If you’re concerned about someone’s violent or abusive past, you can make a request under Clare’s Law (Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme).