A MAN who launched a horrific domestic attack on his partner has been spared immediate custody.
Drunken Kaylam Megson, 20, of Buttery Well Lane, Kendal, floored Jane Wilson in a Kendal pub with a punch before resuming his attack at a nearby house. Miss Wilson was grabbed by the throat, punched in the nose and then bitten on the face and thumb.
Only after a friend intervened was Miss Wilson able to flee the property.
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She received a tetanus jab during hospital treatment, and later told police: "I have never felt so scared in my life."
Megson - who had downed lager, whisky and vodka - admitted an actual bodily harm charge, and was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court.
ADHD sufferer Megson was "disgusted" by his actions, and determined to change his ways. He had told a probation officer he did not want to be "that monster again".
Recorder Philip Grundy stepped away from the "easy" option of custody, suspending a 12-month sentence for two years.
An intensive two-year community order was also imposed. This comprises 100 hours' unpaid work and a 30-day rehabilitation requirement, and includes "better relationship" and alcohol treatment programmes.
"This was a wicked, appalling set of events," Recorder Grundy told Megson. "You should be ashamed of yourself."
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