A man ripped out a clump of his on-off partner's hair and choked her during a violent attack that left her fearing for her life.
John Clemenson "punched and kicked" the woman while she was on the floor over the night of November 12, 2021, going into early hours of November 13, in Bishop Auckland.
The woman was staying at the address of a "disabled man" at the time of the "unprovoked" attack.