Abuser bit partner and strangled her till she blacked out He had been drinking Daniel Newark strangled his partner unconscious (Image: GOOGLE MAPS / GETTY IMAGES) Never miss another Chesterfield story with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A "functioning alcoholic" strangled his partner unconscious and bit her face during a drunken attack. And Derby Crown Court heard how the victim he assaulted went to his previous court hearing to support him and did not want the 30-year-old prosecuted.