Man attacked girlfriend after she dumped him

VIOLENT OLIVER HAISMAN HIT HER OUTSIDE SALTASH PUB

- OLIVIER VERGNAULT

A VIOLENT drinker attacked his girlfriend with a bag of beer cans when she dumped him for drinking too much.

Oliver Haisman, 28, and his now ex-girlfriend had been drinking in a pub in Saltash when she called an end to their relationship.

Haisman followed her out and caught up with her down the street, grabbed her by the throat and hit her with a bag of beer cans, shouting threats to kill her as he did so.

Witnesses to the assault called the police and when officers arrived Haisman continued to be violent, spitting at a female officer.

A sentencing hearing at Truro Crown Court on Tuesday heard that the victim was struggling to get free as Haisman also shouted aggressively at her and threatened to kill her. His victim later reported that Haisman had shouted: “I could kill you right here, right now.”