Man admits frying pan attack and rape threat towards woman

Lewis Monaghan attacked the woman after accusing her of stealing money from his mother, despite being barred from going to her home.

The 27-year-old repeatedly punched the woman while she was on the ground before taking £15 from her pockets on June 14, Teesside Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Emma Atkinson said Monaghan attacked the woman who helps his disabled mother.

She said: “He punched her in the face, kicked and punched her from behind, and she told him to check her pockets, denying she had taken anything.

“He has punched her again, causing her to fall to the floor, and as she was laid on her back, he has continued to assault her by punching and kicking her.

“He has checked her pockets and removed £15 before saying – ‘have you ever been hit with a frying pan?’ and then hit her arms and hands.

“He has dragged her into the hallway, but she managed to get up, before dragging her into the bathroom.

Lewis Monaghan admitted GBH and breaching a restraining order after attacking a woman with a frying pan and threatening rape. (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

“He said to her, ‘You’re not going anywhere tonight – I’m going to kidnap and rape you’.”

Miss Atkinson said the woman escaped Monaghan’s mother’s Middlesbrough home and called police.

Police arrested Monaghan at his mother’s home the next day, finding him hiding in the pantry.

Monaghan admitted grievous bodily harm and two breaches of a restraining order following his arrest on June 15.

His defence lawyer asked for pre-sentence and psychiatric reports before he was sentenced.

Judge Jonathan Carroll adjourned the case until November for the reports and to consider whether Monaghan is dangerous before sentencing him.

Monaghan, who has no fixed address, was remanded in custody.

Monaghan was previously jailed for 46 months and two weeks after attacking police officers and breaching a restraining order; the court also heard he had been diagnosed with psychosis.