A Douglas man has been handed a suspended sentence after throwing beer over his wife.

Sean Declan Ridout, of St Catherine’s Drive, Douglas, accidentally hit her with the glass as he thrust it towards her and admitted a charge of common assault on a female.

The 33-year-old was sentenced to 14 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, and also made the subject of a 12-month Suspended Sentence Supervision Order (SSSO).

He must also pay £300 compensation to his wife, who suffered swelling and bruising as a result of the incident.

We previously reported how, on February 24, Ridout was in the Cat with no Tail pub in Governor’s Hill, Douglas, with his estranged wife.

She left but Ridout was then said to have texted her saying that their children wanted to see her.

She said she waited for him outside the pub and that he was meant to return with her to put the children to bed.

However, she said when she called him on her phone in the pub he hung up.

Ridout was said to have eventually come out of the pub carrying a near-full pint of beer and got into his wife’s car.

She then drove off and a row started during which Ridout was said to have thrust the pint glass towards her striking her in the face with it as he attempted to pour the beer on her.

He then got out of the car and his wife drove to her father’s house.

She was said to have suffered a bruise measuring 4cm by 1.5cm under her eye, with swelling.

Ridout was interviewed by police and handed in a prepared statement denying hitting his wife.

He said he was sat in the car when she unexpectedly drove off as he had intended going back into the pub.

Defence advocate Deborah Myerscough handed in a basis of plea for her client in which Ridout said he had drunk about five pints of beer and did not think his wife was coming back to the pub.

He said she texted him several times and called him but he did not answer his phone. When he went outside he claimed she insisted he got in the car and was telling him off.

Ridout said that he did not feel the glass make contact with her but admitted that he should not have thrown beer over her.

Ms Myerscough said: ’The relationship wasn’t toxic but it had become difficult over a period of time.

’They had tried to work on the relationship and get back together just prior to the incident.’

The advocate went on to say that Ridout had self-referred to Motiv8, an agency that helps people with drink and drugs problems.

’It’s not a case that he’s a heavy or regular drinker but it was the case that he didn’t know his limit when he did go out. It’s something he’s recognised and addressed with Motiv8.’

The advocate said that the couple were now divorcing.

Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes said: ’You shouldn’t have thrown the beer. The aggravating factors are that it was domestic violence and an assault carried out in very confined place, when children were in the car.’

Ridout must also pay £200 prosecution costs.