A FLINTSHIRE man has been jailed after an unprovoked drunken late night attack on his partner.

Daniel Lee Lewis, 40, of Chester Road, Queensferry, appeared via videolink at Caernarfon Crown Court on Thursday, March 17.

He had previously been convicted of Actual Bodily Harm on his former partner Cheryl Roberts at Llandudno Magistrates on February 14.

Richard Edwards prosecuting told the court how the pair had had an 'on-off relationship'.

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On the evening of October 23 2021, Cheryl Roberts had become 'concerned' when Lewis was not answering her texts. She had been worried that he was drinking.

Some hours later, at 2.40am the following morning, he arrived at her home in Abergele.

Once there, Lewis pulled his then partner out of her bed by pulling her legs and accused her of infidelity.

He then proceeded to strangle her with both hands and used his knees to pin her arms to the ground.

The attack continued downstairs where Lewis threw his former partner on to the sofa and again strangled her.

The court heard how 'clumps of hair' were left on the floor and that Lewis had smashed a pair of glasses belonging to Cheryl Roberts by stamping on them.

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The ordeal lasted around 10 minutes and Lewis, who was drunk, was apprehended by officers close to the home soon after.

Cheryl Roberts was left with bruising to her body, in particular to her chest and neck area.

When arrested, Lewis claimed the attack was in 'self-defence'.

In a victim statement read out in court, Cheryl Roberts said she had been 'left feeling fearful and paranoid' following the attack. The court also heard how the attack took place 'without warning or provocation' and left the victim suffering from PTSD.

Elen Owen defending said that Lewis had previously suffered a nervous breakdown and that led to him living with a serious condition.

Lewis himself read out a letter via videolink apologising to Cheryl Roberts and her family and said that, having 'had time to reflect in jail', he was 'sorry for ruining our life together' and he was 'paying for it mentally'.

In his closing remarks, His Honour Timothy Petts said: "You have left a considerable psychological impact on your victim, which has lasted for months later."

He sentenced Lewis to two years and four months in prison and handed him a restraining order without a limit of time.