A MAN grabbed his victim by the throat and then bit her on the cheek, a court heard.

Shane Jonathan Kimber launched a "horrendous assault" on a woman on January 30 this year.

The 26-year-old of Lawn Road, Southampton was stopped when a member of the public intervened.

Appearing before the city magistrates' court on Wednesday he pleaded guilty to the offence of assault by battery.

The domestic attack was considered so serious he was jailed for 18 weeks and ordered to pay £85 in court costs.