A BOLTON man tried to strangle his partner in a cocaine-fuelled attack and told her “we are both going to die together.”

Persistent attacker Tabassam Anwar also struck the woman in question with a vodka bottle

Bolton Crown Court heard he struck in September this year when he turned up at his partner’s address under the influence of cocaine and alcohol.

Anwar put his arms around her throat and proceeded to strike her with a bottle leaving her with bruising.

The woman told a friend what had taken place and the matter was passed on to the police.

Rachael Woods, prosecuting, revealed Anwar was a serial offender in this type of behaviour.

She said: “He is 36 years old and has many matters of battery and assault.

“The report speaks of a long history of domestic type incidents and call outs to the police from partners and family members.

“In March 2020 he received a ten month imprisonment for (assault) and breach of a restraining order.

“That was domestic violence related to a different partner.

“He must have been under supervision given this was committed in September.”

Anwar appeared in court to be sentenced after admitting to aggravated bodily harm on the day a trial was due to go ahead.

Andrew Evans, defending, said his Anwar had signed up to courses in prison to try and improve his behaviour in the future.

He said: “He has an absolute debilitating addiction to alcohol.

“It is no coincidence the weapon was a vodka bottle.

“He has just finished an alcohol awareness course.

“He has signed up to building better relationships and anger management and anger management, These are pertinent to the problems he has.”

Passing a sentence, Recorder Geoffrey Lowe said Anwar had not learnt his lesson.

“This is a serious matter. As you strangled her you said ‘we are both going to die together.’

“You do not seem to learn the lesson.

“This is your umpteenth appearance before the court for violence and domestic violence.”

He jailed Anwar, of Manchester Road in Bolton, for 22 months and applied a restraining order preventing him from contacting the woman in question.

He warned him that any breach of the restraining order would likely result in a prison sentence.