A MAN has been jailed for 22 months after he lost his temper and throttled his girlfriend unconscious in a sustained attack at her home.

Mother-of-two Amy Taylor twice blacked out when she was attacked by 30-year-old David Enright, who had a history of domestic violence, Bradford Crown Court heard.

Enright was staying at Miss Taylor's home in Keighley when he flew into a drunken rage in the early hours of August 1, prosecutor David Lampitt said yesterday.

Enright, of Huntington Street, Hull, had been in a relationship with Miss Taylor for around 18 months.

He was angry that she planned to go to a music festival without him, the court was told.

Enright punched Miss Taylor on the jaw in the living room, knocking her out.

After she regained consciousness, the couple went upstairs to the bedroom where Enright insulted her, punched her sleeping dog and drenched her in water.

He smashed a plastic box over her head, punched her several times and grabbed her round the throat.

Mr Lampitt said the defendant squeezed so hard that she blacked out, telling her afterwards: "It scared me. I thought I had killed you."

Miss Taylor suffered marks to her neck and bumps on her head.

The police were alerted when Enright locked her out of her home and she flagged down a patrol car after a row with him.

The court heard that the relationship was over. Miss Taylor had suffered flashbacks and lack of sleep since the attack.

Enright, who pleaded guilty to two offences of causing actual bodily harm, had previous convictions for threatening to kill a former partner and putting his fist in his ex-wife's mouth while holding a kitchen knife.

His barrister, Abigail Langford, said Enright would return to the Hull area when he was released from prison.

He had been in custody since August and was using his time behind bars to complete courses on addressing alcohol misuse and violence reduction.

Judge Colin Burn said Enright's previous convictions suggested that he posed a risk to women he was involved in a relationship with when he lost his temper.

He rendered Miss Taylor unconscious twice, by delivering a significant punch to her face and putting his hands round her throat.

"It is very fortunate that she suffered no brain injury from being knocked out twice in a short time," Judge Burn said.

The judge made a restraining order without limit of time barring Enright from any future contact with Miss Taylor.