An Isle of Wight man has been jailed for more than two years for seriously assaulting his partner and throttling her dog.

Keith Harrison, of Sandown Bay Holiday Park, Yaverland, admitted causing actual bodily harm, and inflicting unnecessary suffering on a dog by strangulation, during an incident on August 25 last year.

The 56-year-old appeared for sentencing at the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Friday (November 15).

Harrison was at home with his partner, where they spent the day putting up shelves and having a barbecue, without any issues, court heard.

However, the atmosphere took a dark turn after she went to bed and Harrison started playing music in the early hours, said Tim Devlin, prosecuting.

When she asked him to lower the volume, Harrison became abusive, picked up her small dog, Winston, by the scruff of the neck, and strangled him.

The woman recorded the incident, capturing the dog's "scream" and "yelp in pain" as he was being throttled, alongside his warning to her that he would "finish her off," said Mr Devlin.

Harrison then pushed her to the floor and kicked her head, injuring her face and neck.

She photographed the injuries and handed them to police, along with a full sound recording of the incident.

Despite a neighbour also recording part of the incident, Harrison initially denied the events, court was told.

In her victim statement, the woman described Harrison's behaviour as "unpredictable" and "frightening".

Jim Osborne, defending, said his client was remorseful and regretted his actions, although this was not expressed in his pre-sentence report.

Mr Osborne said: "His use of alcohol and drugs was a factor in his behaviour.

"He admits binge drinking, that he suffers with mental health problems and uses substances to self-treat his condition — but has taken steps to address the issues."

Since 2003, Harrison has seven previous convictions for nine offences, and restraining orders, all linked to domestic violence against four other partners.

Judge William Ashworth sentenced Harrison to 27 months in jail and issued a ten-year restraining order preventing him from contacting his victim.

He said: "You had no intention of reforming your behaviour, following a spate of domestic violence against former partners."

Harrison put his thumbs up to the judge and said: "Cheers mate," while a woman supporting him in the public gallery shouted at the judge he had "just signed a man's death sentence".