The court was told that the 48-year-old, of Charles Street, approached his wife from behind and without warning struck her on the back of the head.
The force of the blow knocked her to the floor and the next thing she remembered, the court heard, was waking up in hospital.
The defendant was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and was ordered to complete a nine-month probation order – which includes the Adapt behaviour management course – after pleading guilty to a charge of grave and criminal assault.
The court heard that the couple had been married only three months and that it was their first ‘proper night out’ since their wedding.
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