A husband who put up with his wife’s ‘multiple affairs’ finally snapped and punched her rugby-player lover, a court heard.
David Lukey, 46, returned to his family home in Blandford, Dorset, to find his wife Andrea Lukey half-naked and her lover, Christopher Andrews, in the kitchen.
Lukey then punched Mr Andrews so hard in the mouth he suffered a split lip.
The angry husband then smashed up two TVs as well as family photos before dragging his estranged wife from the house, accidentally pulling her top off.
Dorset Police were called and they arrested Lukey.
David Lukey and his estranged wife Andrea Lukey. Lukey returned to his family home in Blandford, Dorset, to find his wife Andrea Lukey half-dressed and her lover, Christopher Andrews, in the kitchen
![Mrs Lukey's rugby player lover Christopher Stevens. Lukey punched Mr Stevens so hard he split his lip. Mr Andrews didn't want to make any comment about the matter, saying it 'wasn't worth the hassle'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/18/10/82589669-13209045-image-m-6_1710756049860.jpg)
Mrs Lukey’s rugby player lover Christopher Stevens. Lukey punched Mr Stevens so hard he split his lip. Mr Andrews didn’t want to make any comment about the matter, saying it ‘wasn’t worth the hassle’
Lukey has avoided a prison sentence after he admitted charges for assaulting Mr Andrews and Mrs Lukey and criminal damage. He also said he had reacted ‘under extreme provocation’ to his wife’s ‘multiple affairs’.
Poole Magistrate Court heard that the couple had been married for 10 years but Prosecutor Jason Spelman said Mrs Lukey claimed the relationship had ‘struggled’ in recent years.
Mr Spelman said that Lukey and his wife had separated six weeks earlier and that Mrs Lukey now considered herself single.
The couple had an an agreement that he could return to the house to see his children and do his washing. On the morning of September 20 2023 he arrived to find someone else’s car on the drive.
Mr Spelman said: ‘His wife appeared wearing minimal clothing and he described feeling f***ing livid knowing there was another man in the house.
‘He said they had an agreement that she could live at the home and he would pay the mortgage provided she did not have any men in the family home.’
In her police statement, Mrs Lukey said: ‘Chris didn’t retaliate, he kept trying to tell David to calm down. David was yelling at us to get out of the house. I felt very threatened.
‘He smashed the television screens, smashed photos on the bedside table and the door under the stairs.
‘Then he tried to forcibly remove me from the house by my arm. He ripped my top and pulled it off, leaving me topless. Again Chris tried to get him to stop, a few moments later the police arrived.
‘I was not physically hurt but I was very scared of David. I noticed Chris had blood on his lip.’
Mrs Lukey, who is originally from the Czech Republic said: ‘This has been really hard throughout. I feel scared of the person who meant the world to me once, I left my whole life in Prague for David.’
![Lukey (pictured) avoided jail time but has been handed a 12-month community order, told to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, complete 30 rehabilitation days, pay £500 compensation for the damage and £199 costs and victim surcharge](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/18/10/82591005-13209045-image-a-20_1710758051853.jpg)
Lukey (pictured) avoided jail time but has been handed a 12-month community order, told to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, complete 30 rehabilitation days, pay £500 compensation for the damage and £199 costs and victim surcharge
![Poole Magistrate Court heard that the couple had been married for 10 years but Prosecutor Jason Spelman said Mrs Lukey claimed the relationship had 'struggled' in recent years and that they had been separated for six weeks and Mrs Lukey considered herself single (stock image)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/18/10/82590221-13209045-image-a-8_1710756215460.jpg)
Poole Magistrate Court heard that the couple had been married for 10 years but Prosecutor Jason Spelman said Mrs Lukey claimed the relationship had ‘struggled’ in recent years and that they had been separated for six weeks and Mrs Lukey considered herself single (stock image)
She also said she had to leave her job because her ex had been ‘lurking around’ and she now hoped to rebuild her and her children’s lives.
Lukey told the court: ‘I have lived 14 months of hell leading up to this. My wife had multiple affairs, many things happened and it has led to me losing everything – my children, my wife, my home, my pets.
‘I have had to pick myself back up, I’ve completely quit drinking, I spend as much time as I can with my kids and friends, I go out for nature walks which has helped my mental health.
‘I feel like I have suffered and been punished more than enough. For 46 years I have been a credit to any community I have been a part of. I hold myself to a high standard and I have slipped below that standard once, under extreme provocation.’
He avoided jail time but has been handed a 12-month community order, told to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, complete 30 rehabilitation days, pay £500 compensation for the damage and £199 costs and victim surcharge.
Lukey was also made subject to a restraining order not to contact Mrs Lukey or attend his former home.
Mr Andrews didn’t want to make any comment about the matter, saying it ‘wasn’t worth the hassle.’
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