A RELATIONSHIP ended badly when a woman attacked her partner with an ashtray after he tried to break up with her in his home.

But despite ending up in court on an assault charge, Sarah Newell's ex-partner, and victim, Michael Coles told the court he wanted to take her back after everything that happened and give their relationship another go.

Leslie Ashton, prosecuting, said police were called to Mr Coles's address on October 14 to reports that Newell was being abusive and was refusing to leave.

Police arrived and Mr Cole had a bleeding finger caused by a ashtray smashing on his hand. They found Newell sitting on his floor with a small amount of the class B drug cannabis before arresting her for assault and possession.

In a statement read out in court from the victim by Ms Ashton, Mr Cole said: "She tried to attack me and hit me. I tried to block this. She picks up an ashtray and pulled back and swung it at me and it hit me on my little finger and smashed.

"It was a completely unprovoked attack."

In mitigation, Fergus Maxwell said at the time of the assault, 39-year-old Newell was suffering a mental health breakdown.

He said: "The offence itself is linked to her mental state. At the time, just a few days later she was admitted to hospital under section two of the mental health act. Since then her behaviour has changed significantly. She was having a breakdown at the time and since then that has been addressed in hospital."

When the incident occurred Mr Cole wanted to end the two-month on-and-off relationship he had had with Newell, however speaking from the back of court he said he wanted that relationship to continue now she had sought help and they were planning to move back in together.

"At the time of the incident the view of the victim was different to his view now," Mr Maxwell added.

Newell, of Vernon Court, Stourport, pleaded guilty to assault and possession of cannabis when she appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday, November 6.

District Judge Nigel Cadbury said Newell owed a lot to her partner for being so patient with her.

He sentenced her to four weeks in prison for the assault and four weeks for the drug charge, both to run concurrently, suspended for nine months. He also ordered her to pay £145 in prosecution costs, £180 in court charges, and an £80 victim surcharge.