ANGRY that he had spotted evidence of drug-taking at his ex-partner’s address, a Mudford man lost his temper and pinned her against the wall by her throat.
Simon Farrow also believed she had been drinking and followed her into the bedroom where he shoved her into a wardrobe and then pushed her against a wall with his hand around her neck and throat.
When he appeared before Somerset Magistrates at Yeovil he was sentenced to 100 hours unpaid work and ordered to complete a course on relationship skills.
Farrow, 43, of Hales Meadow, pleaded guilty to assaulting the victim by beating her and causing damage to a wardrobe door during the incident on March 15 last year.
The court was told that the couple had previously been in a relationship which was described as having been “toxic.”
Prosecutor Giles Tippett said that on the day in question he went to her address and saw an empty bottle of wine and became angry as he believed she had been drinking and using drugs.
“The complainant went to her bedroom to pick up some clothing and Farrow followed her and pushed her into the wardrobe causing the door to come off its hinges,” he said.
“He then pushed her back towards the wall and used his hand around her neck and throat and pinned her against the wall for about 30 seconds causing a scratch mark.
“She said he did not compress her neck particularly hard but used his hand to hold her into place.”
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Defending solicitor Sam White said the defendant accepted responsibility for his actions that night and accepted he needed to be punished.
“Their relationship had been toxic for the last two years and although he said he was not that concerned about the wine, it was the foil wrappers that he saw which made him angry, especially as she had her son in the house,” he said.
“This was why an argument ensued, and he also admitted damaging the wardrobe door, but this was able to be repaired.”
The magistrates sentenced Farrow to a two-year community order with the unpaid work, 10 Rehabilitation Activity days and a requirement to complete the Building Better Relationships programme.
They also made a restraining order where he must not contact the victim or go to her address. They also fined him £50 for the criminal damage along with a £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
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