Dariusz Drozdz, aged 27, from Bush Road, admitted charges of assault and damaging a mobile phone belonging to the complainant on November 19 last year. Advertisement Advertisement District Judge Francis Rafferty told Drozdz that he had behaved “disgracefully”. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
The judge also put in place a restraining order for two years. Prosecuting counsel said the complainant had arrived at her address and was looking through the numbers on her phone as he suspected she was seeing someone else before throwing it down. Advertisement Advertisement The lawyer said the injured party alleged the defendant had pulled her by the hair and rubbed toothpaste into her eyes, and as she ran down the stairs she fell and sprained her ankle.
She said the defendant was arrested a short time later and mentioned to them that his ex-partner had fallen down the stairs the day before, although this had not been mentioned to him by police. He also said she had rubbed the toothpaste into her own eyes. A defence lawyer said Drozdz now accepted that he had squirted toothpaste in her eyes.
Advertisement Advertisement He stressed the defendant did not have a criminal record and according to the pre-sentence report there was little likelihood of him reoffending. The judge ordered the defendant to pay £100 compensation towards the cost of the damaged phone. Did you know with an ad-li.