A WOMAN feared she was going to die when her boyfriend attacked her with a broken bottle after a row while he was visiting her home in York.

Leeds Crown Court heard yesterday that Daljit Johal had already failed to break one bottle before he picked up another bottle of Pimms and smashed it on the edge of the table.

He then grabbed Nicola Ogden by her hair and dragged her from where she was sitting in the kitchen of her home in Huntington, pulling her back, exposing her throat and face telling her: “I’m going to kill you” said Kirstie Watson prosecuting.

In front of their screaming babysitter, he then raised the broken bottle and brought it down towards Miss Ogden’s face.

She instinctively raised her right arm in defence to protect herself and felt a sharp pain to her arm and wrist.

Miss Watson said the babysitter managed to take the bottle from Johal after a struggle while Miss Ogden ran to the toilet and locked herself in.

A neighbour who had heard the disturbance and had first aid experience went to the house and seeing the broken glass and the injured Miss Ogden, helped to treat her until paramedics arrived.

She had a five centimetre wound to her wrist which was cleaned in hospital.

Miss Watson told the court she had been left with a scar and was still suffering numbness as a result of the wound.

The pair had been in an on-off relationship for about six years but at that time Johal was not living at the house but they had been out drinking together that evening. When they returned home, they had then argued about their children.

He became aggressive and was swearing at her and stood up.

She tried to calm him down but it was then he picked up the first bottle and tried to smash it.

Miss Watson said Miss Ogden had feared he was going to kill her and the babysitter said she would never forget what happened for the rest of her life. Johal had also subsequently written a letter to Miss Ogden trying to persuade her not to give evidence.

Rukhshanda Hussain representing Johal said he had enjoyed a pleasant evening but both had been drinking and when the argument occurred “he lost his temper”.

His previous convictions for driving offences had involved drink and he recognised drink was an issue for him and was addressing that in courses in prison.

“He is clearly a different person when sober.” Johal, 34, a chef of Petersway, Clifton, York, admitted wounding with intent and was jailed for eight years.

Judge Tom Bayliss QC said: “This was serious domestic violence, a drunken attack on your partner.”