James Brown, 31, tried to strangle his housemate with a belt and suffocate him with a pillow, as the victim begged him to stop. The attacker then called 999 and was arrested
Martins Kovers became "enraged" after his unnamed wife went out drinking following a heated argument with him, he claimed she did not work hard enough despite him not working himself
Shah Tarakhail, 29, thought he was being cunning to avoid a driving ban - but ended up giving himself a worse charge by also attempting to pervert the course of justice
James Nicholson, 37, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm on the 35-year-old victim, who spent two days in hospital and had to undergo surgery to insert a metal plate in his jaw