A skydiver who leapt out of a plane dressed as the Queen during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics has been jailed for attacking his girlfriend during lockdown.

Gary Connery, 53, was convicted last month of GBH without intent after he shoved his partner, Tanya Brass, down the stairs at their home in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, in October 2020.

The world-renowned stuntman was jailed for 18 months at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday.

Jonathan Stone, prosecuting, earlier told jurors: ‘This is a nasty allegation of domestic violence.

‘The vast, vast majority of those types of cases go on behind closed doors, behind curtains, away from prying eyes.

‘You have heard a number of character witnesses speak of Mr Connery in glowing terms. I have no doubt he is a lovely chap, at work, down the pub, on the golf course.

‘But none of the character referees have said that they peered through the window while the defendant and Ms Brass are home alone, when he holds all the cards.’

In a victim impact statement read to the court, Ms Brass said: ‘The assault by Gary has also had a massive impact on me, and I still haven’t fully recovered to this day.

‘The assault has also had a massive impact on my mental health. I am seeing a councillor and I don’t know how I would have gone through this without their support.

‘I want Gary to take responsibility for what he has done.’

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