A MUM fears she will one day be killed by her violent ex after the thug beat her up and bit her face on the day he got out of jail.

Joseph Smith was drunk when he barged his way into his ex partner's Worcester home and attacked her in flagrant breach of a restraining order which he has already ignored 'multiple times'.

The 32-year-old was jailed for the attack at Worcester Crown Court on Friday, storming out of the videolink room when he learned his fate.

The dad had already been served with a community order for breaching the same order in May and jailed for doing so for 16 weeks in June and for 12 weeks in September.

In the latest attack Smith, described as 'dead behind the eyes', beat his ex so savagely inside her home in Canterbury Road, Ronkswood, he broke the bannisters with her her head, forcing her to flee and leave her children behind in the house. She only left because she believed he would never hurt them, running outside and saying 'he's bitten me!'

Smith of Shap Drive, Warndon, Worcester, was only arrested when an officer pointed a Taser at him but he continued to hurl abuse at them, later spitting blood all over the back of the police van.

Smith appeared over prison videolink after previously admitting assault occasioning actual bodily harm, breach of a restraining order, criminal damage and using threatening, abusive insulting words or behaviour during the incident at 7pm on October 18 this year.

The mother said in her victim personal statement: "I'm sure this will happen again unless I move. He's not bothered about this restraining order or getting arrested. I'm worried this is going to end up causing me serious harm or he will end up killing me."

Photographs of the injuries to the woman were shown to the judge who described her as 'a slight female', much younger and less strong than Smith.

Michael Conry, prosecuting, said the woman had ended the relationship three years ago but Smith had persistently breached the restraining order.

Mr Conry said: "On the day he was released from prison he came down to the house. She was surprised to see him there."

The prosecutor described how Smith had been violent towards her in the past but she thought he would 'not be stupid enough' to come to her house on the day of his release.

"She did not know whether he had taken drugs or drink. He looked dead behind the eyes" said Mr Conry.

As she went to close the door he pushed past her and punched the television, smashing it. Smith then punched her.

"She felt as if she was underwater. It was all blurry" said Mr Conry.

Smith hit her on the living room floor and bit her cheek, her ear and her stomach, dragging her across the carpet, the court heard.

"She remembers hitting her head against the bannister. The spindles broke, snapping in two" said Mr Conry.

The victim believed at one stage she lost consciousness. When she managed to get out of the house Smith followed her as she went to a neighbour's house for help.

Mr Conry told the court: "The defendant shouted to him 'shut the door or I will burn the house down!' Police were called.

"An officer was concerned enough to draw his Taser and red-dotted the defendant who allowed himself to be arrested but was then aggressive. When he was in the police van he spat blood all over the inside of the van."

The van had to be taken out of service while it was specially cleaned. This was the subject of the criminal damage charge rather than the damage to the bannister which did not appear among the list of charges.

Smith answered 'no comment' to all questions. The defendant has a string of previous convictions including 14 offences against the person, eight against property, 26 thefts and a history of disobedience towards court orders, including non-molestation orders. His previous convictions include ABH, burglary, battery, affray, assaulting a police officer, this last offence leading to an eight week prison sentence.

Mark Sheward, defending, said his client had pleaded guilty to all matters at his first appearance before magistrates and recognised he would receive an immediate custodial sentence.

The city solicitor added: "He accepts he has a problem with alcohol. He doesn't drink every day but when he does he binge drinks. He then acts in a way that is clearly wrong.

"He didn't have the best start in life. He was raised together with his two younger siblings by his mother after his father left. His mother had a revolving door of stepfathers who would come into their life.

"He witnessed violence towards her and himself from those men she formed relationships with. Because of the violence he suffered he was taken into care and thereafter spent most of his formative years in foster care."

Mr Sheward said Smith was medicated for mental health problems and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia some years ago.

Recorder John Steel QC sentenced Smith to three years in prison and imposed a restraining order 'without end date' to protect the victim.

He told Smith: "It seems short sentences of imprisonment had no effect upon you."

However, he did not find Smith 'dangerous' which would allow the court to impose an extended sentence.

"There's a clear pattern of offending here which is a serious matter" he said.

Before the judge had finished speaking Smith got up to walk out of the prison videolink room. "I'm not finished. Sit down" said Recorder Steel.

"I'm finished" said Smith as he left the room. The prison officers made no effort to stop him.

The judge pronounced the rest of the sentence in Smith's absence.