A man has been jailed following two unprovoked assaults on a woman in Gravesend.
Eddie Ives was made subject to a Violent Offender Order following his conviction for manslaughter in 2013. On his release from prison, he went on to commit further offences.
On 16th October 2024, Ives was at a hotel in Watling Street where he started to argue with a woman he knew. He grabbed her hair and as she tried to walk away, he did it again. The victim managed to get to the car park where Ives slammed her head into a parked vehicle, causing a cut to her eyebrow.
The same victim was assaulted again by Ives on 24th October. She had been out shopping and, on returning to her home address, found him on the doorstep. He immediately became abusive and threw a glass which struck her face. This caused cuts to her cheek, lip and jaw. The incidents were subsequently reported to the police and on 10th November he was arrested.
Ives, of Harden Road, Northfleet, was charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of breaching his Violent Offender Order. He pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court and was sentenced to two years and three months’ imprisonment on Tuesday 13th May 2025.
An indictment for coercive and controlling behaviour was ordered to lie on file. The 41-year-old will also be subject to a restraining order for five years.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Strudwick, said ‘This appalling man showed no qualms in threatening, abusing, and assaulting a vulnerable woman despite being subject to a court order meant to prevent this type of offending. Ives’ actions displayed his contempt for the court, and he deserves to be imprisoned.’
