Judge spares bully who flew into 'misogynistic rage' against terrified partner
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA judge has shown mercy to a man who flew into a 'bullying misogynistic rage' when he attacked his partner in front of children at home.
Daniel James Maddocks, 37, from Glossop, twice attacked the 'vulnerable' woman but on Friday he was spared a jail sentence after a court heard he had achieved 'some insight' into his behaviour.
Maddocks began a relationship with the woman in 2017, prosecutor Emma Clarke told Manchester Crown Court on Friday. When he attacked her on May 9, 2021, he called her 'a slag' over her perceived animosity towards his son from a previous relationship, an accusation she denied, Ms Clarke told the court.
He continued to 'call her names' as part of his 'violent behaviour' and then threw plastic children's toys towards her one of which broke the skin on her leg, the court was told.
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