Dad-of-three Mark Smith has been fined £300 for assaulting his partner after she hit and bit him. The 36-year-old delivery driver and his partner had spent the night drinking when they began to argue about previous relationships.

It escalated and she hit him to the lip causing a small cut and began hitting him on the chest. He restrained her and told her to calm down. But she bit both of his arms.

He escorted her out of the house but she returned. The argument continued. The defendant sought to restrain her and accepts he used excessive force by pushing and shoving her.

Now Smith has been handed a two-year restraining order to stay away from his ex-partner.

Prosecutor James Hudson said the assault, which happened in Kidsgrove in 2023, had left the victim struggling to sleep. In a vic

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