Landlord Glen Jordan broke tenant's cheekbone over rent cash for Hessle home
A LANDLORD who fractured his tenant's cheekbone after a dispute over rent has been spared jail.
Businessman Glen Jordan, 55, had an argument with tenant Luke Carter, 34, when he failed to pay his rent for a property in Tower Hill, Hessle.
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Glen Jordan was 'lucky' to avoid jail, Judge Michael Mettyear said
The pair had an argument which resulted in Jordan punching his tenant five times in the face, fracturing his cheekbone.
Prosecutor Jharna Jobes told Hull Crown Court: "The complainant indicated to the defendant he was not going to pay his rent just at that time because there had been a fire.
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"The fire officer was due to visit the property to see if it was inhabitable.
"The defendant attended his home and was not very happy about that course of action.
"The complainant said there was an assault in the hallway.
"Perhaps it was a case of six-to-one, half-a-dozen to the other, but what happened was in excess of self-defence.
"The defendant started assaulting him outside the property.
"He repeatedly punched him to the face on five or six occasions."
Two days before the assault, Jordan had confronted his tenant about his rent. It resulted in Mr Carter going to the police station two days later to report him.
When Mr Carter returned from the police station, Jordan was at the property carrying out repairs to a fire alarm.
Jordan claims there was a fight between them in which he used excessive self-defence.
Mr Carter suffered injuries to his mouth and a fractured cheekbone and had to undergo an operation at Hull Royal Infirmary.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, he said: "I have had ongoing double vision since the incident. I have now lost trust and confidence in people."
Jordan, of Hessle, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm.
His barrister John Thackray said: "The defendant was initially acting in self-defence but accepts he went too far and acted in excess of self-defence.
"He has no previous convictions and has now lost his good name and that's a very significant factor in a case like this."
Judge Michael Mettyear sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment, suspended for 18 months.
He was ordered to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work and given a three-month curfew from 9pm to 7am.
The judge told Jordan: "For an offence such as this, people almost inevitably go straight to prison.
"It is very unusual for a person who is either convicted or has pleaded guilty to an offence involving the breaking of a person's face to walk out of court without going straight to prison.
"There was a disagreement between you and he may not have been the perfect tenant.
"That's certainly the allegation you made against him.
"It is still a very serious matter.
"This man suffered a great deal as a result of what occurred.
"You can regard yourself as very lucky."
Comments
by EuroTiger
Saturday, November 24 2012, 8:34PM
“Takeitinmy = a sad little internet troll with multiple personalities. Get some help and leave these boards to the grown ups'
The archer draws his bow...”
by captainmerlot
Thursday, November 22 2012, 4:45PM
“adz5486
If you had bothered to actually read the story, you would have read the following which clearly states at the time of the affray the property had not been deemed uninhabitable.
"The fire officer was due to visit the property to see if it was inhabitable."
No one is questioning that landlord overstepped the mark - the point is why did the tenant feel he was in his right to withold the rent without due reason.”
by NeilTheasby
Thursday, November 22 2012, 4:06PM
“Greedy landlords need to understand that there are appropriate ways of communicating with tenants who haven't paid their rent and this does not include storming over to the rental property to confront and to bully. The judge's closing remark, "You can regard yourself as very lucky" is a hell of an understatement. When and where will Jordan be doing his so-called community service? Will he be wearing a fluorescent jerkin with "Violent Criminal" printed on the back?”
by winegumdaze
Thursday, November 22 2012, 3:35PM
“Money mad landlord thought he was going to lose a few quid ,Turned to violence......Why did,nt he let the lad stay at his house in the country keep the smoke of his chest till the house was sorted????”
by adz5486
Thursday, November 22 2012, 3:12PM
“@captainmerlot
A tenant can legally withold rent if a property is deemed uninhabitable - the argument here should be if the landlord had been a man in his 20's he would have been given a custodial”
by unified
Thursday, November 22 2012, 10:32AM
“Isnt it surprising how contributors can find excuses for assaults and the assaulter when they may not like the person assaulted”
by beeebo
Thursday, November 22 2012, 10:12AM
“takeitinmy - If you read the full article you'll see that he also got unpaid work and a curfew, as well as this he's got a criminal conviction on his record for life and the embarrassment of this article...if thats 'unpunished' then I'd hate to be punished.”
by captainmerlot
Thursday, November 22 2012, 10:02AM
“Clearly Mr Jordan overstepped the mark - in this there is in no doubt. But what was the cause of the fire which resulted in the confrontation between landlord and tenant ? If it was as a result of the tenant's action, I could understand the frustration when he refused to pay Mr Jordan the due rent.
A tenant signs the tenancy agreement to pay the agreed rent - they cannot simply refuse to pay because they feel that way. Just as the landlord has procedures to follow to resolve an issue with a tenant, so tenant has grievance procedures with the landlord.”
by takeitinmy
Thursday, November 22 2012, 9:25AM
“Why are a lot of (most of) the sentences for assault suspended ? Not a sentence then is it ? Therefore unpunished...”