iStockA man who brutally attacked a woman months after being released from prison has been jailed for six years.
Daniel Torrie subjected his victim to the ordeal in Oban, Argyll and Bute, on November 17 last year.
On Friday at the High Court in Glasgow, Lady Poole also ordered the 27-year-old to be supervised for a further three years on his release.
Torrie and his victim had known each other for around two years at the time of the attack.
He had not been invited to the property, where a row then broke out between them.
The attacker grabbed the woman, put her in a chokehold, and dragged her onto a bed.
Prosecutor Ken McGuire said she was struggling to breathe as he then leapt on top of her.
He repeatedly punched the terrified victim, grabbed her hair and sank his teeth into her face.
Mr McGuire said: “During this, Torrie made animal noises and growled at the woman.”
She momentarily escaped, but he soon got hold of her again. The woman had her head slammed against the floor, and he also strangled her.
The victim eventually got away to a friend’s home, where she was described as being in “a state of panic and shock”.
Police were alerted before they found a bloodied Torrie. He branded his victim “a lying b***h*.
The woman sustained a string of injuries to her face and body, including bite marks and bruising.
Days after the attack, she continued to suffer headaches and struggled to talk due to the pain in her throat.
Torrie – who previously worked in the fishing industry – was sentenced after having earlier admitted to an aggravated assault charge.
Lady Poole said: “You had only been out of prison for three months when you committed this serious offence.
“The courts take this kind of abuse seriously – head injuries of this nature…are potentially life-threatening.
“Strangling someone creates a justified fear of death. A significant prison sentence is merited.”
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