Dad-of-three, 23, strangled his girlfriend when she refused to have sex with him

A thug brutally strangled his girlfriend when she refused to have sex with him, a court heard.

Christy Hewitt, 23, boasted that he could 'kill his partner with one punch' after he 'flew into a rage' when she refused his advances, the Liverpool Echo reports. The dad-of-three strangled her and repeatedly stamped on his victim's head in another 'unpleasant and gratuitous'. assault.

Liverpool Crown Court heard how Hewitt had previously 'promised' his victim that he would never attack her again after earlier incidents but a judge said his words proved 'hollow'. He was jailed for 30 months yesterday (May 21).

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The court was told how Hewitt had been in a relationship with his victim for around four years. But Iain Criddle, prosecuting, described how their time together was marred by 'violence and alcohol consumption'. On January 4 this year, Hewitt was said to have 'become angry' following a night of drinking and ripped a door from its hinges at the couple's flat at around midnight.

The victim went outside to smoke a cigarette and 'defuse the situation' but was followed by her boyfriend, who punched and kicked her before grabbing her to the throat and throwing her to the ground. The thug then stamped on her head six times before she was able to escape and 'run off' when another resident intervened.

She found Hewitt outside upon her return, and he resumed his his attack by slapping her across the face and throwing his mobile phone at her. She again attempted to flee, but her abuser followed her and punched her twice more to the head.

She was however only said to have been left suffering from a headache following the incident. Upon