A MAN has been sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment for assaulting his de facto partner and threatening to kill her.
Magistrate Timoci Qalinauci recently sentenced the man at the Tavua Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded guilty to assault.
The court heard that on March 2, about 1am, the man and his partner were in a vehicle after drinking when he accused her of cheating.
He punched her on the right ear and repeatedly struck her head. The victim opened the door of the moving vehicle and jumped out.
The man stopped the vehicle, got out, punched her again, dragged her across the road and threatened to kill her. The victim later reported the matter to police.
The court heard she suffered an abrasion to her face, a swollen abdomen and bruising to her flank and thigh.
The man was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment, with three months to be served immediately and the remaining six months suspended for three years.
A permanent domestic violence restraining order was also imposed to protect the victim.
