A man who assaulted his wife by grabbing her by the throat twice has been handed a suspended sentence.

Rui Filipe Monteiro Ramos, of Cullyn Link, Anagh Coar, also smashed a mirror during his rage and then resisted arrest when police arrived.

High Bailiff Jayne Hughes sentenced the 24-year-old to 32 weeks custody, suspended for two years and ordered that he engage with therapeutic services. He was also made the subject of a two-year suspended sentence supervision order.

She told Ramos: ’You need help to address your offending, I’m giving you the opportunity to get that help.’

He was also ordered to pay £500 compensation to a police officer who suffered a broken finger during the arrest.

We previously reported that Ramos was arrested on November 12 after his wife called police while he was collecting some belongings from her address.

She said he had lunged at her grabbing her by the throat and pinning her against a wall. He then kicked a mirror, smashing it, before grabbing his wife by the throat again.

Ramos left the property but told the woman: ’You’re getting everything you deserve. If the kids weren’t here it would have been worse.’

The woman locked him out of the house but he then began kicking the door and telling her she should cut herself.

Police arrived to find him outside the house and he resisted as they tried to arrest him, tensing up and making his arms rigid. Ramos swore at officers.

He was put on the ground but during the struggle one officer suffered a broken finger.

At police headquarters Ramos admitted the assault saying that the marriage had been breaking down.

He said he had gone to the house to get his personal belongings and that he might have ’smacked her’ if the kids had not been there.

He admitted offences of common assault on a female, destroying property, and resisting arrest.

Ramos also has a conviction in May for an assault on his wife and a probation order is still in place in respect of that.

Defence advocate Louise Cooil asked the court to consider Ramos’ pyschiatric history detailed in a probation report.

Ms Cooil said Ramos had difficulty controlling his emotions.

’He has been in prison now nearly a month and has accessed some mental health facilities,’ said the advocate.

’He has taken what has been a shocking experience of being remanded and used it to his best possible advantage.’

Ms Cooil said a plan was in place for Ramos to help him deal with his emotions and anger management.

She added: ’A suspended sentence supervision order will provide assistance and address issues that have occurred, and hold the threat of a suspended sentence over his head.’

Ms Cooil said the couple were reconciling their differences but Ramos did not intend to return to the family home immediately.

Mrs Hughes told Ramos: ’People should feel safe in their own home.’