Man who assaulted his then partner receives five months jail term
A man who assaulted a woman in the face leaving bruising has received a five months jail term.
Maciej Katra (46), with an address listed as Brooke Park in Ballymena but now said to be living in Belfast, committed the assault on November 19 last year.
He had the assistance of a Polish language interpreter at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena.
The court was told the defendant had slapped his, now former, partner "with the palm of his hand".
The defendant had been "drinking all day" and became verbally aggressive.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said it was the third time the defendant had been in court in relation to the woman, having breached Non-Molestation Orders before.
He said the court had been "lenient" with the defendant in the previous cases "not once but twice".
The judge has now handed down a five months prison term and a two-year Restraining Order. The defendant has had £500 bail fixed for appeal.