Man jailed for boiling water attack in Skegness

Man jailed for boiling water attack in Skegness

A man has been jailed after throwing a full kettle of boiling water over a woman at a property on Gloucester Close, Skegness, in April 2026.

On Monday, 21 September, at Lincoln Crown Court, Callum Arboine, 28, of Ridgedale View, Ripley, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. He appeared at the same court today, Friday 16 October, where he was sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison, with a six-year restraining order to not contact the victim.

The court had heard how, on Monday 13 April 2026, Arboine had thrown a full kettle of boiling water over a 26-year-old woman in the lounge of the property. She fled to the nearby Tesco supermarket on Richmond Drive to escape and seek help. It was evident that she had suffered substantial scolding to her face and a large proportion of her upper body which has subsequently required multiple surgeries and skin grafts.

An investigation was immediately launched to identify and locate the offender. Detectives following multiple lines of inquiry released a Most Wanted appeal just before 9am on 17 April, to help locate a key suspect, Arboine, who was believed to have a number of aliases - ‘Bruce’ or ‘Kez’. He was also believed to have links to Nottingham and Derbyshire, so the search area was potentially vast and seeking the help of the public became imperative to narrow down the search to locate and apprehend him as quickly as possible.

He was arrested at 1.15pm on the same day in Skegness.

The officer leading this investigation, Detective Constable Rebecca Graves said: "This was a violent and wholly unacceptable attack that has had a significant emotional and physical impact on the victim. Throughout the investigation and court proceedings the victim showed immense courage and resilience, despite the challenges she faced.

“This offender has demonstrated dangerous and volatile behaviour, and the custodial sentence imposed by the court helps safeguard the public while sending a clear message that serious violence will not be tolerated. We will relentlessly pursue those who commit such offences and use every power, resource, and investigative opportunity available to us to secure justice for victims and bring offenders before the courts.”

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