Man jailed for attacking girlfriend over Facebook ‘poke’

A man who attacked his then girlfriend in their home over her being “poked” on Facebook by another man has been jailed for two years.

The court heard that the injured party was his girlfriend at the time of the offence and was living in his home. On the date in question she was “poked” on Facebook by a man she had never spoken to before.Dillon told her to delete the man on Facebook and threatened her. He began to hit her, knocking her to the ground and kicking her in the face and ribs while she was on the floor.

In a victim impact statement which she read out in court, the woman said she suffered fractured ribs, soft tissue damage to her right eye and bruises all over her body as a result of the assault.

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