A Pembroke man who uses a wheelchair left his then girlfriend with scars and injuries after he attacked her on four different occasions.

Lewis Laville, aged 23, threw heavy objects at Victoria Bendle, twice striking her on her head causing serious bleeding and permanent scars.

On another occasion he caused her such serious leg injuries that she could not get up off the floor.

But Laville ignored her pleas for an ambulance and left her on the floor for an hour.

In the final incident, Laville knocked out a front tooth.

Laville, of Powell Close, admitted four offences of assault causing actual bodily harm and was jailed for 18 months.

Sophie Hill, prosecuting, told Swansea crown court that Laville and Miss Bendle, aged 20, had started a relationship in May 2016 and she moved into his flat.

Within weeks Laville had begun insulting her and, after a row, threw a can of hairspray at her. It struck her head, causing two cuts and scars.

Shortly afterwards he threw a glass ashtray at her, again hitting her on the head.

Later, he through a heavy metal horseshoe at her, striking her leg, and finally a glass photo frame, which knocked out one tooth and cut another in half.

Miss Bendle was due to be a bridesmaid at a wedding and had to attend with teeth missing.

In a victim impact statement Miss Bendle said she still had nightmares about Laville even after ending their relationship as a result of months of physical and emotional abuse.

Miss Hill said Laville, who wept throughout the hearing, had previous convictions for assaulting a partner.

Jon Tarrant, the barrister representing Laville, said he had had issues with alcohol but had been taking steps to deal with them.

And there had been fears about his mental stability, but he was also receiving treatment for that.

Mr Tarrant said he was now in a new relationship and his partner was pregnant.

Judge Geraint Walters said he noted that Laville had not entered pleas of guilty until the day of his trial.

He told Laville: "You subjected her to some very real violence and routinely and systematically abused her, causing not insignificant injuries.

"You were quite sadistic towards her.

"It is true you had your own difficulties as a result of an accident that left you confined to a wheelchair.

"The court has shown you considerable leniency in the past and has bent over backwards to see if you could be helped. But you rewarded that leniency by reoffending and breaching orders."

Judge Walters issued a 10 year restraining order preventing Laville from contacting Miss Bendle after his release from prison.