A social worker was deliberately run over by her partner in her own car after he flew into a rage because her daughter accidentally let a dog out.
Daniel Hiscock was setting up a Christmas projector in the garden of his then-partner's home when he lost his temper with the 14-year-old.
Hiscock ignored pleas by the mum and her brother for him to calm down and they decided to leave with the teenager and an eight-year-old son of the couple.
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He assaulted the woman by pulling her hair then punched her brother several times in the face in the garden.
Then, as they walked down the street trying to flee, they were chased down by the thug in the woman's BMW and he drove it at her, hitting her from behind.
Newcastle Crown Court heard Hiscock had been in a relationship with the woman for nine-and-a-half years and after splitting last summer, they attempted to get back together later in the year.
On December 1, the woman and her brother and the children had been Christmas shopping and bought items including the projector, which Hiscock set about installing.
But what should have been a pleasant family evening suddenly erupted into anger and violence when the dog was let out.
As well as shouting and swearing, he pulled a baby gate from a doorway and pushed a shoe cabinet.
The woman collected her belongings to leave and was told by Hiscock she wasn't leaving and he followed her out.
Penny Hall, prosecuting, said he grabbed her by the hair and pulled her backwards then when her brother intervened, Hiscock punched him in the face up to five times. He said he allowed the punches to rain down to give his sister time to escape.
The mum rang police and started walking down the street with her brother and the two children but then saw her BMW speed past, with Hiscock having used the spare key.
She turned back towards her house onto a grassed area and the others were ahead of her.
Miss Hall said: "She was hit to the back of the legs by the vehicle.
"She fell to the floor and the front wheels of the vehicle went over her legs.
"The defendant drove off. She was in instant pain.
"Her 14-year-old daughter witnessed that attack and said she had been run over."
The woman was left with tenderness and soreness to her knee and attended hospital.
She said in a victim impact statement: "Daniel's behaviour is absolutely disgusting and uncalled for, there's no reason anyone should do that to anyone.
"I never want to hear from him again and I hope it doesn't have a lasting impact on my children.
"As a social worker I know the impact it can have on children. I will never allow my children to be put in that position again."
She said she was continuing to have numbness to her knee, with a feeling of fluid inside it and her ankle was sore.
She added that she was anxious Hiscock would return and she gets a shock when someone bangs on her door unexpectedly and is having counselling and is on anxiety medication.
The victim said: "I'm finding it difficult to be in the house because of the memories.
"I keep worrying about the worse case scenarios."
Her brother added that he was left with a pea-sized lump under his skin and has difficulty breathing because his left nostril is almost completely blocked.
Having been run over as a child, he was haunted by his sister's scream at being hit by the car.
Hiscock, 33, of Ellison Street, Jarrow, South Tyneside, who has four previous convictions, including for battery on the same partner in 2014, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm on the woman and her brother, common assault of the woman by pulling her hair and dangerous driving.
Recorder Mark Giuliani sentenced him to two years suspended for two years with 120 hours unpaid work, a five-year restraining order and a one year driving ban.
He told him: "You were fortunate she was not more seriously injured or even killed and no one else present was hit, including your son.
"You used your car as a highly dangerous weapon."
The judge said the name of Hiscock's employer should not be mentioned in court because they said he could keep his job unless there was "publicity".
Nick Lane, defending, said: "He is deeply ashamed of his behaviour.
"His son witnessed the attack which is a matter of deep embarrassment and shame.
"Since this time he has engaged with professionals, including his GP and has sought help and has started on medication for depression.
"His employers are aware and the employment remains open to him as long as there no publicity."
