Drunk jailed for injuring partner after Facebook row

A drunk who caused his partner to suffer a broken wrist when he pushed her during an argument has been jailed for six months.

Liam Chapman, 43, assaulted the woman during a row about her use of Facebook.

Leeds Crown Court heard Chapman had been in an on-off relationship with the victim and invited her to his home in Ackworth, near Pontefract, to talk things over.

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Nigel Wray, prosecuting, said Chapman was drunk when the victim arrived and he began calling her names.

He added: “There had been a dispute about what had been posted on Facebook and they continued to argue about that.”

Mr Wray said Chapman and the woman began pushing each other in a “scuffle” in the doorway.

Chapman pushed her out of his home after she called a taxi when she went to leave the property.

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The woman fell and suffered a broken wrist and needed surgery after the incident when complications developed with the injury.

Chapman, of Hillside Road, pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm over the incident on September 9 last year.

The court heard he has previous convictions for domestic violence, in 2008 and 2011, and was given community-based sentences.

Sean Fritchley, mitigating, said Chapman was addressing his issues with alcohol.

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He said Chapman was no longer in a relationship with the victim and had a new partner.

Mr Fritchley said Chapman worked as a scaffolder and was a carer for his ill mother.

Jailing Chapman, judge Geoffrey Marson, QC, said: “The time has come when you have to understand that there are serious consequences for violence against women.”