A violent thug who subjected his girlfriend to an "utterly disgraceful" attack has walked free from court.
Tony Hails threw his partner to the ground, kicked her, grabbed her by the hair and squeezed her throat, while saying "I could kill you if I wanted."
The former government worker, 30, of Thorndale Road, Scotswood, Newcastle, and his partner of just a few weeks had fallen out during a night out with his friends in Newcastle city centre last October.
