A violent thug from South Tyneside has been jailed after after beating a woman unconscious in an appalling attack.
Daniel Chapman, 26, has been jailed for five years and two months after Newcastle Crown Court heard he punched, kicked and choked his victim until she momentarily lost consciousness in the attack in April this year.
Following the sickening assault, which lasted up to 45 minutes, the victim managed to run to a nearby house for help.
