A man grabbed his ex-partner by the neck and choked her after drinking 20 pints at a family funeral. Darryan Edwards turned up at his former girlfriend's house in a drunken state after attending a wake and was allowed to stay but then became abusive and violent towards her, slapping and throttling the woman and putting her in a headlock. At the time of the assault he was on a community order for a previous attack on the same woman.
Giving the defendant a suspend sentence the judge warned him there would be "no further chances" and told him if he breaches the order he can book himself a place in Swansea prison.
David Singh, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court that on March 2 this year Edwards turned up his ex-partner's address in an "intoxicated and upset" state after attending a funeral. His former partner allowed him to sleep in the spare room but he later went into her room where became violent and aggressive. He struck the woman across the face with a back-handed slap before grabbing her by the throat and then putting her in a headlock.
