Attacker tried to choke ex-partner with vacuum cord

A man who tried to choke his ex-partner with a vacuum cleaner flex before beating her with an iron and smashing a wine bottle on her has been jailed for 20 months.

Judge Martin Nolan said that Ralph Currivan, aged 49, had been a “very good and law-abiding citizen” until this incident.

He said he had considered not jailing Currivan but the seriousness of what he had done left the court with no choice.