A MAN smashed a window at his ex-partners home and assaulted her when she came out to confront him.
Blackburn magistrates heard Daniel Doherty knocked her to the floor where he punched her several times and throttled her.
Doherty, 24, of Westwood Street, Accrington, pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage on August 9. He also pleaded guilty to five breaches of a criminal behaviour order and four charges of shoplifting. He was jailed for 12 weeks and made subject to a restraining order which prohibits him from having any contact with his former partner for 12 months.
Robin Lynch, prosecuting, said in relation to the assault on his ex-partner Doherty did not accept throttling her.
"He does accept knocking her to the ground and punching her repeatedly and the difference between the two versions would probably not affect the sentence," said Mr Lynch.
He said when Doherty was detained for the theft and Criminal Behaviour Order offences he said he thought the order was only made for one year and not two.
"The order prohibited him from entering certain shops in Accrington but he was seen in some of them and stole from them as weel," said Mr Lynch.
Jonathan Taylor, defending, said having thrown a brick through the kitchen window his client was leaving when his former partner came after him.
"He accepts he threw her to the floor and punched her in the face but he doesn't accept throttling her," said Mr Taylor.
He said Doherty had complied with the Criminal Behaviour Order for the first 12 months.
"He had returned to hold habits but realises this was not the way to deal with it," said Mr Taylor. "He has now got a place at recovery housing in Chorley where he will receive assistance with his drug problem."
