Rhyl man, 42, admits assaulting and strangling a woman
David Brown, 42, of Wellington Road, pleaded guilty to charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation at Caernarfon Crown Court today (June 11).
The incident which the charges relate to took place on Tuesday, January 14.
Judge Timothy Petts, presiding over today's hearing, adjourned the case for sentencing, and told Brown he remains remanded in custody until then.
He told Brown: 'The fact that you have pleaded guilty today will make a difference to your sentence.'
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