A Tyneside thug with a history of violence against women was spotted dragging his screaming girlfriend around in the street.
Mark Thompson had turned up at the victim's South Shields address in a taxi and was described as being in an "angry mood" as he got out the vehicle. Newcastle Crown Court heard that the woman's former partner was seen leaving the address before an argument erupted between the pair inside.
Prosecutors said that a witness then saw Thompson, who was on licence from prison at the time, drag the woman out the property and into the street and pull her around while she was screaming. The 39-year-old then pushed her back inside, where the screams continued.
