A violent bully held a knife to his partner's throat and strangled her until she thought she was "going to die". He would tell her to stop shouting and crying after assaulting her, telling her their baby would be taken into care, a court heard.
Louie Wainwright, 24, of Newport, physically, emotionally, and verbally abused his girlfriend during their relationship which began in 2021. The violence began in September 2021 when he slapped her in the face during a "play fight" but blamed it on medication he was taken for depression and anxiety.
A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday heard the victim described the defendant as "an angry person". She said: "He always used to shout at me, verbally abusing me, and would call me a slag, a bitch, and a c***. He would say: 'Your mother doesn't love you and that's why you have been kicked out.'"
