A thug strangled his partner and hit her in the face with a shopping bag containing a vase and a child's doll after he accused her of flirting with her teenage son's friend. The victim said the abuse she had suffered at the hands of her boyfriend had left her an "emotional mess".
Dale Mason, 43, of Caerphilly, was violent towards his partner during their relationship and accused her of lying when when he was questioned about his behaviour by police. The victim was left unable to breathe during the attacks and had trouble speaking due to the pain she felt.
A sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court on Friday heard Mason and the victim had been in an on/off relationship since 2015 but were on good terms before the first assault took place. On November 23, last year, the victim's son had a friend visit but once they had left, the defendant accused the victim of flirting with her son's friend and called her a "slag and a paedophile".
