Judge feared dad could kill
They heard he would almost certainly have been imprisoned if he had denied the charges and been found guilty at trial.
Instead, Tinkner, who admitted the assaults and causing criminal damage to an interior wall at his victim’s home by pushing her into it, has been handed at two-year community order.
The jobless yob must also carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and pay her £300 compensation – £100 for each assault.
Prosecutor Lesley Burgess said: “They were in a relationship which was on-off for nine years. They have a child together and have now split.
“She describes their relationship as toxic. She describes a lot of manipulation and control throughout.
“In the first assault, the defendant has punched her in the face, causing two black eyes. She had to cover these for work and make excuses.
“The defendant has also grabbed her around the neck and choked her. She has had great difficulty swallowing.”
Of the final attack, she added: “On April 13, the complainant states that she woke up and was making breakfast.
“The defendant had stayed the night and was in a good mood, but by the afternoon that had changed.
“There was an issue about clothing on a radiator and an argument takes place.”
The earlier hearing was told he had aggressively opened the kitchen door which had hit her.
David Forrester, defending, said: “There’s a genuine degree of remorse.He accepts the context of what he did.”
Magistrates issue an indefinite restraining order, meaning he can only see his former partner around child care.