Drunk woman, 28, who battered her abusive boyfriend, 38, with a beer bottle when he accused her of flirting with another man avoids jail after vowing to end ‘toxic’ romance
- Danielle Swindells, 28, was arrested after she hit Anthony Newell over the head
- She smacked him with Budweiser when he said she was flirting with another man
- Newell, 38, from Salford, had a gash to the back of his head after the latest clash
- Swindells was given a two-year community order for causing actual bodily harm
A drunk woman who battered her abusive boyfriend with a beer bottle has avoided jail after vowing to end their ‘toxic’ four-year relationship.
Danielle Swindells, 28, was arrested after she hit Anthony Newell over the head with a Budweiser when he accused her of flirting with another man.
The couple had been in and out of court during their time together, including over a bar room brawl in 2019 where they pelted each other with glasses and stools.
But each time they made up, with Newell posting messages on Facebook describing her as his ‘top girl’ whilst Swindells posted: ‘My lad always.’
Danielle Swindells, 28, was arrested after she hit Anthony Newell over the head with a Budweiser when he accused her of flirting with another man
Newell (pictured with Tommy Robinson), 38, suffered a wound to the back of his head following the latest clash but did not seek medical treatment and was given a bandage
Newell, 38, suffered a wound to the back of his head following the latest clash but did not seek medical treatment and was given a bandage.
He currently has a Domestic Violence Protection Order issued against him following his abusive behaviour towards Swindells.
At Manchester Crown Court, Swindells from Worsley, near Salford, who appeared via video link from Styal women’s prison in Cheshire, wept as she was given a two-year community order after she admitted causing actual bodily harm.
She also admitted being in breach of a suspended sentence imposed for the 2019 pub brawl but was fined £200 after the court heard she had been in custody since her arrest.
She will now be banned from contacting Newell for five years under the terms of a restraining order.
The midnight argument broke out on January 11 after the couple had been out in Manchester city centre and they ended up at Lyndale Snooker Club.
The couple had been in and out of court during their time together, including over a bar room brawl in 2019 where they pelted each other with glasses and stools
But each time they made up, with Newell posting messages on Facebook describing her as his ‘top girl’ whilst Swindells posted: ‘My lad always’
Prosecutor Mark Brookes said: ‘There has been a long history of domestic violence between the two.
‘The complainant had gone outside to to have a cigarette and an unknown male came towards him and there seemed to be laughing and joking.
‘The defendant was seen to come between them and he pushed her away with the palm of his right hand.
‘But she then swung round with a Budweiser bottle and hit him to the rear of the head.
‘The complainant then touched the back of his head and tried to go for her but he was held back by onlookers.’
Greater Manchester Police were called and Swindells was arrested as she fled into a neighbouring street.
She claimed she could remember little of the incident as she had been drinking large quantities of Stella lager and snorting cocaine.
She admitted arguing with Newell but could not remember what it was about.
She said their relationship was violent but vowed it was now at an end as she feared they would ‘end up killing each other.’
At Manchester Crown Court, Swindells from Worsley, near Salford who appeared via video link from Styal women’s prison in Cheshire, wept as she was given a two-year community order after she admitted causing actual bodily harm
In mitigation defence counsel Michael Johnson said his client wanted to leave the area and said: ‘This is something she deeply regrets and she is determined not repeat it again.
‘This is a wake up call for her. She has finally realised the four years she spent with Mr Newell were a dark place for her and a dark place for him.
‘It was a toxic and mutually destructive relationship and now she’s had this experience in custody, it is one she is determined to not go back to. She well and truly has had her eyes open.’
He added: ‘She says that night she had been working and was contacted by Mr Newell and she agreed to meet him.
‘As is their habit they started drinking excessively and it went the direction that it was almost inevitably bound to go.
‘They started to argue, there was jealousy about people she had been friends with and she decided to walk away to the snooker hall.
‘He followed her, that conversation continued and he became involved in a stand off with a man he thought she had been flirting with.
‘Those two men were in fact facing up to each other and she sought to get between them and stop any fight breaking out.
‘But when she was pushed, her reaction was there for all to see and she bitterly regrets that. She knows she can no longer behave like this in public.’
Swindells was also ordered to attend a Thinking Skills programme and complete 20 Rehabilitation Requirement Days.
Sentencing Judge Timothy Smith told Swindells: ‘You are not the only the person clearly at fault. There have been previous incidents involving him too.
‘But that night both of you had been drinking and that underlines the offending behaviour and indeed conduct between yourselves. The harm to Mr Newell was fortunately minimal.’
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