A GOOD Samaritan was attacked and her husband bitten after she went to the aid of a woman she thought was being attacked, a court was told.

Burnley magistrates heard how Suzanne Brown was left bleeding badly and husband Stuart had to have tetanus and hepatitis jabs after Jason Miles attacked them both.

Mrs Brown had believed the defendant was setting about his partner Michelle Turner and had intervened.

Miles, who had also assaulted two Burnley shopkeepers months before and has more than 100 previous convictions, was jailed for 150 days.

The defendant, 36, of Edgeworth Grove, Burnley, admitted two counts of assault by beating, two of common assault and two of damage.

David Hartley, prosecuting, said Mrs Brown knew Miss Turner and saw her cowering up against a wall and crying hysterically as she and her husband drove past.

Miles appeared to have hold of her, then Miss Turner ran across the road and Miles went after her.

Mr Brown parked their vehicle and Mrs Brown got out to find the defendant had hold of his partner by the hair and she was wriggling around and shouting to be let go.

Mr Hartley said Miss Turner ran towards Mrs Brown but Miles pinned her up against the bushes.

Miss Turner kept trying to escape, Mrs Brown said she was ringing the police and Miles grabbed hold of her mobile telephone and struck her, breaking her top teeth, which were false, into her mouth.

The prosecutor said Mr Brown then got involved and both he and Miles were on the floor, Mr Brown trying to hold the defendant down.

Miles had asked Mr Bown :"Do you want some ?" had taken a swing at him and the pair had ended up wrestling. The defendant then sank his teeth into Mr Brown's leg and forearm.

Mr Hartley said Miles got up and ran off. An ambulance was called and the victims were taken to hospital. Mrs Brown had to have £350 of dental work and her husband, a plasterer, had a sore arm the following day.

Lee Hammond, defending, said both Miles and Miss Turner had drink problems and both had had alcohol .

Miss Turner had got involved in an altercation with somebody else and Miles had tried to pull her away, Mr Hammond said, Miss Turner wanted to rush back and the defendant restrained her. Miss Brown came across them and assumed Miles was assaulting his girlfriend, Mr Hammond said.

The defendant thought he was doing the right thing by restraining Miss Turner, Mrs Brown was trying to separate them and Miles became frustrated and lashed out, he said.

Mr Hammond urged the court to be as lenient as possible and went on :"Mr Brown meted out some summary justice."