39-year-old found guilty after trial
A Laxey man has narrowly avoided being sent to prison after grabbing a woman around the neck and leaving her struggling to breathe.
Jamie Benjamin Andrew Cowell, of Glen Mooar, was found guilty of assaulting her following a trial.
The court heard the 39-year-old was ‘incredibly intoxicated’ at the time of the offence, on 20 September, and had perceived he was being excluded from a conversation.
Deputy High Bailiff Rachael Braidwood told Cowell the assault had been ‘seemingly unprovoked apart from a joke at your expense’.
“You still don’t accept your guilt. It’s clear alcohol and substance misuse is at the heart of your offending,” she added.
Imposing a 20-week custodial sentence, which has been suspended for two years, Cowell will also be under a Suspended Sentence Supervision Order.
He will also have to pay prosecution costs of £750 and compensation of £250.
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