A man has been jailed after he punched and strangled his partner after calling her a 'fat s**g' a court has heard. Gregory Cashmore and his girlfriend got into an argument in the early hours of June 4 before falling asleep, only for the row to continue when they woke up, with him becoming extremely violent.
The 34-year-old hit her in the face, causing her nose to bleed, and put his hands around her neck, StokeonTrentLive reports. Stoke-on-Trent court heard the victim was able to run out of the house and call for help.
Cashmore has now been put behind bars for 22 months. Prosecuting, Alison Whalley, said: "The next morning he called her a s**g and fat. There was a struggle. He straddled her on the bed. He punched her. She was bleeding from the nose and blood was running down her face.
"During the course of this he put two hands on her neck. She believed she was about to pass out but does not believe she did."
Barry White, mitigating, said: "He recognised he had a problem before the incident and sought help. He sought assistance from the mental health team but it was all a little bit too late.
"He had alcohol difficulties. It led to the commission of this offence. He is remorseful. He is very sorry."
Mr White said the defendant had been using his time in custody well. He added: "He is now sober. He wishes to put this behind him."
Judge Graeme Smith said he could not suspend the sentence given the nature of the offence and because the defendant is assessed as being at high risk of re-offending.
He made Cashmore the subject of a restraining order which prevents him contacting his victim for three years. Judge Smith said: "It is a particular concern that you do have previous incidents of domestic violence on your criminal record.
"This was not just a loss of temper in the heat of the moment because there had been a period of time when you were both asleep between the argument and the attack. The attack involved punching but also strangling."
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