A MAN bit his victim's face and threatened her during an early morning attack, a court heard.

Jamie Bruce Dean Dixon held his hands around a woman's throat during an unprovoked attack, according to court documents.

Following the "serious and frightening" incident on September 8 last year, Dixon of Wadhurst Gardens in Southampton was charged with a single account of assault by beating.

The 25-year-old previously pleaded guilty.

Appearing before Southampton Magistrates' Court last Friday he was jailed for 15 weeks.

He must pay a £128 victim surcharge and £105 court costs.