A MAN who threatened to kill his girlfriend and hit her with a broken glass after being thrown out of a pub on New Year’s Eve has been jailed for nine and half years.

Adam Kopicka, aged 28, attacked the teenager outside the Wilton Arms, in Coronation Road, Radcliffe, in the early hours of January 1 this year.

Bolton Crown Court heard on Wednesday that, after he was expelled from the pub for arguing with another man.

His girlfriend followed Kopicka outside and said she was disappointed with his behaviour. He had started to cry and apologised but after she remonstrated with him, he snatched a glass she had in her hand and threw it to the ground, causing it to smash.

Kopicka, of Bury New Road, Salford, picked up the base of the broken glass and pointed it at her throat as he dragged her towards Gingham Park, saying: “Come with me now, I want to talk with you before I kill you.”

In the struggle, he smashed the glass into her forearms as she tried to protect her neck and later hit her repeatedly in the back of head with it. He then dragged her across the road, bit her finger, and held her against a wall by her throat, effectively strangling her.

Sentencing Kopicka for the “sustained attack”, Judge Timothy Stead said: “She had numerous cuts, stitches were required for some, and the most serious injuries included nerves and tendons divided in her left wrist that required surgical repair. She has lost some sensations and possibly fine movement. These injuries are unpleasant and the effect on her is unpleasant.”

The victim was “bleeding profusely” and eventually underwent surgery at Wythenshawe Hospital’s plastic surgery unit. Prosecuting, Martin Callery said the couple had an on and off relationship since late 2014, and “the pattern of violence and abuse and control became apparent during the course of the relationship.”

The relationship resumed on Christmas Eve and, on December 29, he had accused her of cheating and punched her in the face. Mr Callery added: “She said he made her feel like she deserved it and that it was her fault, so she forgave him.”

Kopicka, who was denied an application to vacate his guilty plea, was said to have no memory of the incident. He was removed from the dock for repeatedly interrupting the judge but later returned., with Mr Farley saying the defendant had been left “frustrated” by the case. The judge said that Kopicka had “a bad record”, including an assault on his sister for which he had been sentenced to 36 weeks in prison in 2014, but this was his most serious offence. Kopicka was also ordered to pay a £120 surcharge.