A violent thug assaulted his ex-girlfriend in a series of attacks after claiming he was tired of her 'nagging' and that she should cook his tea and wash his clothes. Nathan Modlinsky, of Bickershaw, met his partner in the spring of 2020 and the relationship soon turned sour, Bolton Crown Court heard reports Manchester Evening News.
At the end of July, Modlinsky punched his ex-girlfriend in the face, grabbed her throat and then pushed his fingers inside the victims mouth. The next day, August 1st, the 27-year-old argued with his former partner because she had not put his washing out on the radiator.
Upon this discovery, Modlinsky questioned 'what type of woman she was' and demanded that he 'expected her to cook his tea and do his washing'. The court then heard he attempted to strangle her, threatened to murder her and instructed her to hold her hands up in the air, so that he could break her ribs.
The terrified victim complied and Modlinsky punched her in the back. Prosecuting, Hannah Forsyth, told Bolton Crown Court that the series of attacks continued the next day.
Ms Forsyth said: "The next day, he woke up late and missed a barbers appointment. He blamed her and attacked her again. He said he would not be happy until he saw her mother bleeding out on the ground. He grabbed her by the face, said it was all her fault and she had made him like this. He said her nagging was too much for him."
Ms Forsyth said Modlinsky further attacked the victim when he did not have a clean T-shirt and blamed his girlfriend for that, kicking her to the floor. It was after this attack, on August 3, that the victim arranged for her mother to pick her up. The court heard she had not contacted him since then and after receiving a number of messages from him, had blocked his number.
In a witness statement, read out in court, the victim said: "It is almost ten months since I left Nathan and I am still suffering. He has taken my confidence and I am a shell of myself. I was, and still am always scared of bumping into Nathan, as he lives not far from me.
"Nathan turned my life upside down. I am still trying to piece it back together. I went from being a smiling, bubbly girl in the centre of life to a girl who does not know herself anymore."
Defending, Rachel Faux, said: "He recognises that his behaviour is not acceptable and he knows he will be sentenced for it." She said Modlinsky has had ADHD since childhood and asked the court to take that into account.
She said he had issues as he had witnessed his father being violent towards his mother and sister. Modlinsky, who has five previous convictions for nine offences, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm.
He also pleaded guilty to an incident of dangerous driving on March 12, this year, where he was arrested for speeding in a black BMW on Manchester Road in Tyldesley at 2am.Honorary Recorder of Bolton, Judge Martin Walsh sentenced Modlinsky to three years in prison.
He also issued a restraining order and gave Modlinsky a three year driving ban. He will then have to take an extended driving test.
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