Jealous Wolverhampton lover jailed after dragging woman around home by hair in brutal attack
A woman was dragged around a property by her hair by a jealous boyfriend, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.
Nicholas Braham then grabbed her by the throat until she lost consciousness, it was said.
Violence flared after she had told the 30-year-old she was ending their relationship because of his unfaithfulness, the court heard.
Braham snapped when he spotted her talking to another man in the street, bundling her into his car and driving home on September 29, said Mr Geoffrey Dann prosecuting.
When they reached the property she was dragged upstairs like a sack of potatoes and left her in 'excruciating' pain while pulling her by the hair into the bedroom where she was kicked and punched, continued the prosecutor.
Braham then put a towel around her neck and hauled her through the property before trying to throttle her, added Mr Dann. She later told police: "I could see in his eyes that he wanted to cause me harm."
Miss Michelle Heeley defending, said: "This was a loss of control motivated by jealously and he knows what he did was inexcusable. There are clearly underlying issues in his life that need addressing."
The defendant from Hobgate Road, Heath Town admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and also damaging a mobile phone. He was jailed for a year.
Recorder Stuart Sprawson made Braham the subject of a 10-year retraining order banning any further contact with the victim and told him: "Your reaction when she said she was leaving you was not to respect her decision but to react with violence when you saw her with another man. She describes herself as being terrified and badly shaken almost to the point where she feared for her life. It was a most appalling act of violence towards a vulnerable victim."
