Man jailed for head-butting wife

A MAN who head-butted and beat his 29- year-old common-law wife has been sentenced to four months' hard labour in prison after he pleaded guilty to the assault.The 36-year-old father of two, who lives at Carolina Village in Couva, appeared before magistrate Christine Charles at the Couva court.Police said the man returned home intoxicated around 11pm on Saturday and his wife went to help him get into the houseHowever, he began beating her. He also hit her with his forehead, leaving her with a swollen face and two black eyes.PCs Hosein and Ramoutar from Couva CID made enquiries and Hosein later charged the man. Sgt Ranjitsingh prosecuted.