Attacker jailed after deliberately targeting South Shields dog walker and biting her partner

Adam Alsadeq Aldom was locked up after a court heard how he deliberately targeted his female victim and that she has suffered a “significant psychological impact” from her ordeal.

Magistrates were told the woman was walking her dog in Olive Street, South Shields, at around 6pm on August 28 when Aldom approached her and grabbed her hoodie.

He then pushed her into the side of a nearby car before she managed to escape and ring her partner.

Her partner quickly arrived and was bitten by Aldom on his left hip while attempting to prevent him leaving the scene.

He was, however, still able to prevent Aldom escaping before police arrived to arrest him.

Aldom, 30, of Cross Lane, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, is now beginning a 12-week jail term after admitting both assaults when he appeared at Sunderland Magistrates’ Court via a live video link.

He also pleaded guilty to a third charge of possessing class B cannabis and was ordered to pay his victim £128 in compensation by January 15 next year.

The court described the attack on the dog walker as serious because it “demonstrates deliberate targeting of a lone female”.

Magistrates also learned in her victim’s personal statement that the incident has had a “significant psychological impact” on her.

Aldom, who received credit for his guilty pleas when his sentence was calculated, was spared further financial penalties after the court was told of his “very limited means”.

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