Man who subjected partner to weekly attacks for four months jailed after successful appeal

James 'Jake' Boles had dragged the woman by the hair, slammed her head, pushed his fist into her face and screamed abuse at her

James' Jake' Boles was originally sentenced to two years' imprisonment, fully suspended, but today he was given a year in prison. Photo: Collins Courts

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A man who was given a wholly suspended sentence for weekly attacks on his partner — where he dragged her by the hair, slammed her head, pushed his fist into her face and screamed abuse at her while subjecting her to "appalling" coercive control — will now be sent to jail after a successful appeal by the State.