Co Antrim man who lobbed a glass at a woman's head is jailed for nine months
A man who threw a glass at a woman's head has received a nine months jail sentence.
John Wilson (46), of The Meadows, Broughshane, was sentenced at Ballymena Magistrates' Court on charges of assault, domestic abuse, criminal damage to a glass, resisting police, taking a vehicle without authority, driving whilst disqualified and absence of insurance. The defendant appeared at court via video link from prison.
The charges related to October 4 last year with the domestic abuse charge spanning from February 2022 to October last year. A prosecutor said there was a "domestic violence history" and the defendant had a criminal record.
The court was told a "silent 999 call" was made and a call handler could hear what was happening. When police arrived the woman was "physically shaking and was frightened".
The woman told police the ten-year relationship was "volatile" and said she was made to feel "worthless and useless," the court heard.
On October 4 the defendant staggered up the drive drunk and shouted abuse. In the kitchen he picked up a glass "and throws it towards her, narrowly missing her head". The glass smashed.
The prosecutor said that during the 999 call the defendant could be heard being "very abusive".
A defence barrister accepted courts take a "dim view" of domestic abuse. Deputy District Judge Alan White said it was a "serious collection of offences".
As well as the nine months prison term the defendant was also banned from driving for three years.
A two-year Restraining Order was also put in place and the defendant is excluded from going within 100 metres of the woman's address.