Lanarkshire domestic abuser who broke his finger during brutal attack on partner is jailed

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A domestic abuser who ended up in hospital himself after a brutal attack on his girlfriend has been jailed for 16 months.But Anthony Bucknell was expected to be freed immediately because of the time he had spent in prison awaiting his court case.The 31-year-old admitted assaulting the woman at his home in Brown Street, Shotts, in November 2021 and February 28 this year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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She had swelling and bruising, and was unable to open one eye.“Initially the victim said she had fallen in the bathroom. She was taken by ambulance to hospital and then gave her mother the correct version of events.”After the second assault the woman phoned her mother and began to cry, saying she was scared and “sore all over”.Police found her and Bucknell in the accident and emergency unit at Wishaw General Hospital.The fiscal said: “The victim had her hood