David Scott, 28, then tried to persuade woman to wash her hair and pretend nothing had happened when he realised police were coming
A man who attacked his girlfriend - smashing a glass over her head - could be jailed after he was convicted by a jury.
David John Scott was arrested after a concerned neighbour reported noise from his flat to police at about 5am.
A woman was heard screaming for help and crying in the commotion at the home on Old Station Mews, Eaglescliffe.
Police received another call which was cut off minutes earlier.
When they rang back, Scott, 28, answered the phone.
A woman was heard crying in the background.
Scott said it was his girlfriend after a dispute with someone else and no one was hurt.
Officers found Scott’s partner with blood-stained hair and smashed glass in the living room, Teesside Crown Court heard.
Prosecutor Rachel Masters said the injured woman was crying, irate, aggressive and refusing medical treatment.
The victim told an officer that Scott pinned her down on the sofa and punched her a number of times in a heated argument.
She said he smashed a wine glass over her head, causing a cut which later needed to be stapled at hospital.
Scott tried to persuade her to wash her hair and pretend nothing had happened when he realised the police were coming, the court was told.
She suffered a broken nose in the assault in the early hours of January 10.
The couple had been drinking that evening.
Scott denied assaulting her.
He claimed her injuries were self-inflicted after she became aggressive from taking medication mixed with alcohol.
Scott told police she “went wild” with him and he pushed her and asked her to leave.
He said she told him “the only place you’re going is the police station” and smashed the glass over her own head.
Ms Masters said the victim did not want to come to court.
Neither she nor Scott gave evidence in a short trial.
Jurors considered verdicts for almost three-and-a-half hours after the three-hour trial.
They found Scott guilty unanimously of inflicting grievous bodily harm.
He was cleared of the more serious charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The defendant had denied both charges.
Duncan McReddie, defending, said Scott had only one previous conviction, for perverting the course of justice.
He was under a suspended sentence at the time of the assault.
Mr McReddie added: “There is the use of a weapon, in drink. It’s not the most serious injury of its type. He has affairs to put in order.”
Judge Simon Bourne-Arton QC, the Recorder of Middlesbrough, bailed Scott for a pre-sentence report, until he learns his fate on May 16.
He told the defendant: “The fact that I’m adjourning for such a report should not lead you to the view that anything other than a custodial sentence is likely in your case.”
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