A woman who cut up her boyfriend from Runcorn’s T-shirt and shoe laces after she found text messages on his phone from another woman was then assaulted by him, a court has heard.
But Paul Perry avoided going to jail after a judge heard that his victim, Kerry Ferrow, had forgiven him.
Liverpool Crown Court heard on Friday that she had spent the day drinking with Perry, having about 10 cans each, and they went up to bed at her home in Speke mid-evening.
At about 11.15pm she found the messages on his mobile phone and after she cut up the items they began arguing.
Paul Blasbery, prosecuting, said: “He punched her in the face knocking her to the floor.
“While she was crouching on the floor he started to throw items at her including a television and chest of drawers.”
She went downstairs and he followed, calling her names and again punched her to the floor followed by further blows to her head.
He walked into another room and the terrified and shaking victim managed to leave and went to a friend’s home.
The police arrived and arrested him and she was taken to hospital and found to have a large cut to her forehead which required seven stitches and bruising to her back, shoulders and wrist.
Perry, 35, told police he could not remember what had happened very well but accepted he was responsible.
Perry, of Collier Street, Runcorn, pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm on August 21.
Recorder Stephen Bedford, judge, told Perry, who has previous convictions including assault: “If I give you an immediate sentence you deserve I would be punishing the victim.
“You should think yourself very fortunate that she has a forgiving attitude because the court is not always so forgiving.”
The judge imposed a six-month jail sentence suspended for 18 months, ordered him to attend probation courses, carry out 180 hours unpaid work and to pay £500 compensation and court costs totalling £260.
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