Builder sat on former sister-in-law and punched her repeatedly in the face after she snubbed his drunken plea for threesome with her new lesbian lover

  • Carl Morgan demanded sex with Joanna Maher and her partner Bethan Grover 
  • 41-year-old flew into an alcohol-fuelled rage when Ms Maher turned him down
  • Pinned her down and punched her causing black eyes, split lip, and concussion

By AMIE GORDON FOR MAILONLINE

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A builder attacked his former sister-in-law in a furious alcohol fuelled rage after she refused his plea for a threesome.  

Carl Morgan demanded to have sex with his former sister-in-law Joanna Maher and her partner Bethan Grover following a night in the pub in Bridgend, South Wales.

But when Ms Maher turned down the 41-year-old's proposition, he pinned her to a sofa and repeatedly punched her leaving her with black eyes, a split lip and concussion. 

Carl Morgan demanded to have sex with his former sister-in-law Joanna Maher
Ms Maher was left hospitalised after the assault

Carl Morgan (left) demanded to have sex with his former sister-in-law Joanna Maher (right) and viciously beat her when she refused 

Ms Maher had been married to Morgan's sister and regarded him as  a 'brother' during their 22-year friendship, Cardiff Crown Court heard.

But he tried to bed her and her new partner at his home after a drinking session in the nearby Ogmore Vale Conservative Club.

Gareth James, prosecuting said: 'He suggested Ms Maher and her partner should have a threesome with him.'

He told the court Morgan then pinned Ms Maher to the sofa and sat on top of her, raining blows down on her face and neck.

Mr James added: 'She screamed at him: "Get off, you're my brother". She described Morgan as looking possessed.

'She managed to get away from Morgan and on all fours crawled out of the house and into the street.

'She collapsed on the floor and hit her head on the pavement and in distress wet herself.'

Morgan tried to bed Ms Maher (left) and Bethan Grover (right) after a drinking session

Morgan tried to bed Ms Maher (left) and Bethan Grover (right) after a drinking session

Morgan had denied the assault but later pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm and was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years at Cardiff Crown Court 

Morgan had denied the assault but later pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm and was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years at Cardiff Crown Court 

Defence barrister Adam Sharp said Morgan was 'heavily intoxicated' and had issues with alcohol and cannabis.

Morgan had denied the assault but later pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm and was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.

Judge Jonathan Furness QC told Morgan: 'You are an idiot for behaving in this way.

'It's quite nasty to see how damaged facially this woman was by this assault.

'There must have been a number of punches involved when she's trapped on the sofa and you're sitting on her arms so she has two black eyes, a split lip and left unwell.'

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