A jealous brute who throttled his innocent girlfriend in an attempt to catch her in bed with another man has been ordered to pay her £1,000 compensation.
Matthew Rothwell, 27, had wrongly suspected Toni Oven had cheated on him during her own birthday party.
But when he ambushed her at home at 9am the following morning, Rothwell stormed into her bedroom - only to find Miss Oven was sleeping alone.
He was so angry at being proved wrong, he smashed up Miss Oven's mobile phone and choked her until she could barely breathe.
His tirade ended with him being shut out of Miss Oven's house by a friend who stayed over at the house.
Rothwell punched a hole through the front door and threw a car jack at her window during the incident.
He was arrested later.
In a statement to police Miss Oven, a mother of two from Salford, Greater Manchester said: "I feel hurt and upset at what happened. I just feel he has ripped my heart out and put it back in over and over again."
At Manchester magistrates court, Rothwell, from Westhoughton, near Bolton, admitted assault by beating and criminal damage.
He was also sentenced to 15 weeks jail suspended for two years chair after he apologised and said he was usually a "loving, doting and caring man."
He was banned from contacting Miss Oven for two years under the terms of a restraining order. He has since replaced the broken phone.
The couple had started dating in 2018 but police were regularly called out due to "domestic incidents."
The assault took place on January 12 after Miss Oven threw a party to celebrate her birthday.
Prosecutor Rachael Yarwood said: "Family and friends were all at the pub and Miss Oven had a few drinks and was very intoxicated.
"At, around midnight they went back to her house but the defendant was thought to have gone home.
"At around 3:30am everybody left her address apart from her sister's friend.
"At 9am the complainant got up to tidy up and then went back to bed. But 30 minutes later the defendant arrived at the address and stormed into the bedroom. He slammed open the door as if he was expecting someone to be in bed with her.
"He was extremely abusive and aggressive towards her and appeared to be on cocaine. He grabbed her phone and smashed it then strangled her with both hands around her neck.
"She managed to kick herself out of his hold, then he punched a glass panel in the front door. He went into the lounge and continued to be abusive and aggressive.
"He grabbed Miss Oven's other mobile phone to ensure she had no way to contact anyone.
"Her friend managed to assist by getting in between the pair. After he left he started to bang on the door and threw a car jack at the front window."
Rothwell had 19 offences on his record including assault and damage. He will also have to complete a six month alcohol treatment programme, 75 hours unpaid work and a course on Building Better Relationships.
Defence barrister Adam Whittaker said in mitigation: "He accepts he has caused anxiety and upset to his partner, he has replaced one of the mobile phones. He is actually a loving, doting and caring man."
