Blackburn Girl Rank Man Racist Abuse To Police

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Blackburn magistrates heard Ian Gibbons was injured after his daughter hit him on the head with a bottle of vodka.

Gibbons, 56, of Dunoon Drive, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to two charges of racially aggravated threatening behavior and breach of a restraining order. He was jailed for 16 weeks after the court heard the offenses put him in breach of a suspended prison sentence.

Antonia Walters, prosecuting, said police were called to an address in Colne where a woman said she was assaulted by her father. She declined to give a statement so that Gibbons would not be charged with assault.

Police discovered that Gibbons was under a restraining order that prohibited him from having any contact with his daughter and he was arrested.

“He had significant injuries and the police were taking him to hospital,” Miss Walters said.

“He became abusive, making comments about ‘musi in uniform’.

Miss Walters said the suspended prison sentence was handed down in February for a previous breach of the restraining order.

Neil Howard, defending, it was a complex situation involving Gibbons and his daughter. The restraining order was originally issued because of an offense against his former partner, the mother of his daughter.

“Her mother died in February and the first offense occurred when my client was trying to help her daughter deal with that loss,” Mr Howard said.

“She then moved to Colne and was having difficulty with another woman. She feared for her safety and contacted her father.”

Mr Howard said Gibbons loved his daughter and went to her rescue despite the restraining order.

“They had both been drinking and, under the influence of alcohol, she hit him with a bottle of vodka,” Mr Howard said. “If the bottle had been broken, he would have lost an eye.”

Mr Howard said what happened after that was hard to excuse.

“He was upset and verbally attacked the policewoman,” Mr Howard said.

“In the light of day he was shocked by the language he used towards the officer and he is really remorseful. He realizes that the officer was taking him to the hospital to help him and he regrets his actions.”

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