BLINDED by a completely irrational jealous rage, Wayne John Jackson perpetrated a horrific domestic violence attack on his girlfriend; choking, biting, slapping, kicking, headbutting and putting his fingers down the helpless woman's throat during a 12-hour ordeal.
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And throughout the sustained, deplorable and cowardly attack, Jackson, 38, repeated the same phrase to the woman who was supposed to be protected by a strict apprehended domestic violence order: "I can't believe you'd do that to me".
Jackson was jailed for a maximum of seven years and nine months, with a non-parole period of five years and six months in Newcastle District Court after he pleaded guilty to intentionally choking a person with recklessness, contravening an apprehended violence order and five assault charges.
Jackson and the woman had been in a relationship on-and-off for years and in 2017 were staying in a Hunter unit, according to an agreed statement of facts. One night, the woman was woken by Jackson yelling at her and accusing her of being unfaithful.
He pinned her to the bed, grabbed her around the throat and used his other hand to cover her mouth and nose. He then slapped the woman, grabbed her by the hair and threw her onto a wooden coffee table.
Later, while the woman lay in the fetal position in the kitchen, Jackson threw oranges at her head.
Hours later, after the pair had been asleep, they were woken by the woman's phone ringing and Jackson again flew into a jealous rage, biting her, forcing his fingers into her throat, kicking her while she lay on the ground, pulling her hair, headbutting her in the nose and taking her phone from her so she could not contact anyone.
At some stage, the woman spoke to someone and two family members came over to the unit to find Jackson standing over the woman and assaulting her in the bathroom.
They intervened, sparking a fight between Jackson and the two men before the woman and her family left the unit. Jackson will be eligible for parole in 2022.
- For DV help: 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732)
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