Wife begs judge not to jail hubby who attacked her

A MOTHER has begged a court not to jail her partner, who threatened to kill her in front of their children, and pinned her down until gardai intervened.

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The Midlands man, in his 40s, pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to assault by strangulation, driving without insurance, breach of the peace, violating a safety order and theft. The woman told the court, “he is not a bad person when sober". Judge Kenneth Connolly heard that on a date last year, the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, arrived at a local supermarket highly intoxicated.