Couple celebrate engagement by 'beating living daylights' out of innocent bystanders in pub

Stephen Williams and Elizabeth Hunt picked on a man and woman in random Valentine's Day attack which nearly killed one victim, leaving him lying in a pool of his own blood

A couple celebrated their engagement by 'beating the living daylights' out of two innocent bystanders.

On Valentine's Day last year, Stephen Williams and Elizabeth Hunt went to the Claremont Hotel in Anfield where they beat up two revellers in an unprovoked assault.

"Dangerous" Williams was jailed for 10 years for the attack on Dennis Smith, while his fiancee Hunt received a suspended sentence.

Bar manager Ronald Shelbourne was jailed for a year after being convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice by hiding the pair, mopping up evidence and lying to police.

Williams, 28, confronted Mr Smith, who was having a drink with friend Christopher Young, and asked him whether he want to be 'killed on the spot', before following him into another room and launching an attack.

He punched and kicked the man in the face, leaving Mr Smith lying in a pool of his own blood.

Mr Smith suffered several facial fractures and was so badly hurt that onlookers believed he was dead- which he could have been, if it were not for the efforts of an off-duty nurse.

His girlfriend, Lunt, 34, attacked Mr Young and a woman called Emma Kavanagh by repeatedly punching her in the face and giving her two black eyes.

She later intimidated witnesses by warning them not to talk to the police.

They left the pub but returned when they realised her engagement ring was lost, at which point police arrived on the scene.

Mr Shelbourne, 60, ushered them upstairs and out of the way as the cops questioned witnesses about the altercation.

They appeared before Liverpool Crown Court last week, where the couple admitted to starting the fight.

Judge Mark Brown described the attack as 'unprovoked, brutal and vicious' and said that it 'sickened' onlookers.

He sentenced 'dangerous' Williams, who pleaded guilty, to 10 years plus an extended sentence of three years for grievous bodily harm with intent.

Judge Brown accepted that Lunt had acted out of character and sentenced her to 12 months in jail, suspended for two years, ordered her to carry out 120 hours of community service and to pay £500 compensation to her victim.

The court also heard that she broke off the relationship following the fight, dumping Williams just a week later.

Shelbourne denied attempting to pervert the course of justice but was found guilty at trial and was jailed for a year.

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Classy pair!

Why was the woman only given a suspended sentence?


So much for womens equality eh?

The severity and results of the attack by Williams. The man he attacked suffered very bad injuries and was virtually left for dead. Personally, I think she should have got a lot more.

 

VICIOUS psycho' bitch Lunt should have got the same 10 year sentence as her sociopathic boyfriend...

Now that the Judge was stupid enough and blind enough as to let her walk, for sure she will be back before the courts again in a year or two..

And next time, it could well be for murder.    

Joint enterprise?

Yep, she's just as bad and £500 compensation to her victim is just bloody laughable.

eddie wrote:Yep, she's just as bad and £500 compensation to her victim is just bloody laughable.

Thats the way it is in this country.

Lone Wolf wrote: 

VICIOUS psycho' bitch Lunt should have got the same 10 year sentence as her sociopathic boyfriend...

Now that the Judge was stupid enough and blind enough as to let her walk, for sure she will be back before the courts again in a year or two..

And next time, it could well be for murder.    

As said by wolf.   This ass crap law makes me sick. Makes me wonder what his reasons were for that joke of a sentence.

Reason was she was a woman. And in this equal society, women tend to get treated much more leniently.

Tommy Monk wrote:Reason was she was a woman. And in this equal society, women tend to get treated much more leniently.

Reason was the glowing letters of support the judge received for her and the fact that she dumped him a week after the attack.
I kid you not

I despair....!

Tommy Monk wrote:I despair....!

yup

So if he had a few letters of support and dumped her, would he have then got off with a suspended?


I very much doubt if it would have made any difference.....!

Tommy Monk wrote:So if he had a few letters of support and dumped her, would he have then got off with a suspended?


I very much doubt if it would have made any difference.....!

Her defence would have been bringing up the fact she has kids etc

Nems wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:So if he had a few letters of support and dumped her, would he have then got off with a suspended?


I very much doubt if it would have made any difference.....!

Her defence would have been bringing up the fact she has kids etc

Ah that's always a good one when you want to go and beat ten shades of shit out of someone and then don't want to face the consequences, isn't it?
That old chestnut eh?   

Having kids is no excuse.


In fact I would be worried for their safety from such a violent woman.....!