A man who assaulted his partner, leaving her bloodied and bruised, and contravened a court order put in place to protect her, has received a maximum jail term of 14 months.
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The offender’s violent actions occurred in the Orana region home of the victim in the presence of her daughter, who was also assaulted, and her young grandchildren.
And the 42-year-old man assaulted a police officer at the time of his arrest.
The man faced Dubbo Local Court where he pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, common assault, contravening an apprehended violence order (AVO), assaulting a police officer in the execution of her duty and resisting an officer.
On Thursday magistrate Gary Wilson sentenced the offender to a maximum term of 14 months in jail for the assault of his partner and contravening an AVO, with a non-parole period of eight months.
The man was also sentenced to concurrent fixed six-month jail terms for the remaining three convictions.
The offences occurred on the morning of August 25.
During the assault the man dragged his partner out of bed and smashed her face into the floor and attempted to punch her, court documents show.
He also pushed the woman with great force on to her daughter, who was knocked over while holding her small child, the documents show.
Police arrived a short time later but failed to locate the man.
His partner was left with blood around the edges of her mouth, swelling and redness to her face and a large bruise and swelling to her left hand and arm, as well as bruises on her right arm, court documents show.
On September 20 a warrant was issued and on October 25 the accused was sighted.
The man fled and was arrested before wrestling with the officer.
During the incident the senior constable received a cut on her hand.
The man ran from the officer but then stopped as directed and was taken into custody.
On Thursday a solicitor representing the man said his client had witnessed domestic violence constantly when he was young, and was now being sentenced for domestic violence offences.
The offender conceded his drug use was out of control, and he wished to enter rehabilitation, the court heard.
The prosecution noted the aggravating features, one of which was that the offences occurred in the presence of children who became caught up in the actions.
