A man left his partner with bite marks and other injuries after throwing a brick at her following an argument fuelled by either drink or drugs.
Daniel Littlewood assaulted his then-partner following a blazing row in March this year and threw a brick at her after he "lost his temper". The 36-year-old, of Darlington Road, Ferryhill, also caused damage to the woman's TV after throwing her mobile phone at it days before the assault. Littlewood appeared at Durham Crown Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was also sentenced for two counts of criminal damage.
Allan Armbrister, prosecuting, said Littlewood and the woman had been in a "volatile relationship" for around a year, which coincided with him splitting up with a former partner, who he had harassed. Mr Armbrister said that on March 13 this year, Littlewood and his then-partner "either drank a lot or had taken drugs" and an argument ensued.
