article_snippet.sent: But Samuel Tushingham has been spared jail for attacking Samuel Tushingham .
article_snippet.sent: A thug who repeatedly attacked Samuel Tushingham and dragged his girlfriend by the hair has been spared jail after a judge told A thug who repeatedly attacked his girlfriend and dragged her by the hair
article_snippet.sent: Samuel Tushingham dragged Samuel Tushingham partner out of bed, slapped his girlfriend around the head and threw a toaster at his girlfriend, a court was told.
article_snippet.sent: Tushingham, an advertising salesman from Wigan, was given a 26-week sentence suspended for 12 months, and ordered to attend a course called 'improving relations supporting change'.
article_snippet.sent: Tushingham pleaded guilty to one charge of assault by beating, which took place in April last year when Tushingham kicked Tushingham then-partner in the thigh, causing a large bruise and knocking Ms Knight off Ms Knight feet at Ms Knight home in Warrington, Cheshire.
article_snippet.sent: Tushingham was found guilty of another three assault charges which took place later in 2014.
article_snippet.sent: In June, Tushingham punched the victim twice in the leg, grabbed Ms Knight hair and slapped Ms Knight, causing Ms Knight to fall over on an upturned plug and resulting in Ms Knight having difficulty walking and sitting for several weeks.
article_snippet.sent: Tushingham was given a suspended sentence at Halton Magistrates' Court, pictured .
article_snippet.sent: Tushingham also grabbed Ms Knight by her hair and threw a toaster which hit Ms Knight on the hip in a separate incident in July.
article_snippet.sent: In September, they travelled to stay with Tushingham's sister in Cambridge when the pair argued and Tushingham repeatedly slapped Ms Knight
article_snippet.sent: Rachel Andrews, defending, said that Tushingham had struggled with alcohol and mental health problems, but now has a full-time job at a local newspaper and is also the drummer in a band.
highlights_snippet.sent: Samuel Tushingham, 26, pulled Samuel Tushingham girlfriend by the hair and kicked his girlfriend .
  