Overview
- David Treadwell, 59, pleaded guilty at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation.
- The incident occurred on Christmas Eve at a holiday cottage in Oakamoor after a dispute over childcare escalated.
- Prosecutors said he had consumed about 15 cans of beer before punching his daughter and strangling her for at least 30 seconds while making a threatening remark.
- The victim suffered a black eye and breathing difficulties, escaped to be with her children, and police were called.
- Recorder Robert Smith suspended a 13-month prison term for 18 months and ordered 25 days of rehabilitation, a £500 fine, and £250 in costs, describing the offense as a one-off linked to heavy drinking.