Cumbria man smashed up lover's flat after row over bedtime

Joby Dean Hodnett, 22, got so angry that he attacked Jemma Doughty and then punched a hole in a wall and smashed a door clean in two, magistrates sitting in Carlisle heard.
In court, Hodnett, of Waver Court, Silloth, admitted criminal damage and a common assault.
Prosecutor Peter Kelly told the court how the prosecution would go ahead despite the victim Miss Doughty refusing to make any formal complaint.
This was because the couple wished to continue their relationship.
Mr Kelly described how the couple had been out drinking from 7pm and then returned to the flat in Silloth where they lived... read more