A domestic violence thug who attacked his partner in bed has walked free from court.
Paul Leach woke up and started shouting at the victim and being verbally abusive before punching her and putting her in a headlock. A court heard she was left with a head injury and concussion symptoms following the attack.
The then-couple were in bed on the morning of February 7 last year when and the woman got up briefly around 7.30am before returning and was playing on her phone for a while. David Robinson-Young, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown Court: "The defendant woke up and began shouting at her and calling her names.
