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A man has been jailed for a violent attack in which he repeatedly struck his partner as if she was a "human punch bag".

The horrific attack, which took place in front of the victim's three children, in a lift at Westfield shopping centre, in White City, lasted for two minutes, on February 5.

Jason Edwards, 36, was sentenced to two years behind bars for actual bodily harm at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday (March 31). He had previously pleaded guilty to the offence on February 17.

Detective Sergeant Damian Ash said: "Shockingly, Edward's attack has been compared to a boxer relentlessly cornering and punching his opponent on the ropes.

"For nearly two minutes he struck his partner as if she was a human punch bag, in front of her three children who were helpless to stop it.

"Despite reluctance from the victim in revealing the identity of her partner and attacker, we were able to progress the investigation quickly using the CCTV and intelligence available to us.

“This case is testimony to our commitment in bringing violent offenders to justice, whatever the circumstance are, even when there is no victim statement provided at court.”

Unemployed Edwards had been shopping at the mall, in west London, with his partner, who is in her 30s, and her three children, all under the age of 13, when he launched into the ferocious attack inside the lift.

During the ordeal, which happened at around 6.50pm, he punched his partner in the face at least 15 times.

When the lift doors opened, Edwards was met by a security guard.

Police were immediately alerted to the incident, however, Edwards could not be located.

The victim did not attend hospital and has since made a good recovery.

An investigation was launched by detectives at the Community Safety Unit in Hammersmith & Fulham.

Despite continued support offered to the victim, she did not wish to press charges, nor inform police of her attacker's identity.

Officers continued to pursue the matter and established that Edwards was responsible for the attack, and he was arrested in Colindale on February 16.