'Am I going to die?' - South Shields attacker left blood-soaked ex-partner with broken teeth
South Shields man jailed for attack on his ex-partner after leaving her covered in blood with broken teeth.
A brute who left his ex "covered in blood" after an attack has been put behind bars.
Police had been called to Wharton Street in South Shields, in the early hours of February 2 and found the victim standing next to the road.
Prosecutor Daisy Wrigley told Newcastle Crown Court: "Her face and clothes were covered in blood.
"Officers spoke to her and recognised she was in a state of shock, she mumbled her words and struggled to form coherent sentences.”
‘Am I going to die?’
The court heard the victim, who said "he's hit me" and asked "am I going to die?" was taken to hospital with injuries including a laceration to her head and broken teeth.
Her ex-boyfriend Gary Nelson, 39, of Wharton Street, South Shields, was arrested, after a struggle, at the scene and later admitted assault.
He also admitted a battery charge in relation to an attack on the same victim last December where he approached her in a takeaway, hit her head with his phone, bit her arm and put her mobile into a post box.
‘Very afraid’
The victim said in a statement she is "very afraid" of the defendant.
Jason Smith, defending, said Nelson has been working hard while in custody on remand to address his alcohol issues and is now "motivated and clean".
Judge Stephen Earl jailed Nelson for 18 months.