A disabled woman who helped a friend when he needed somewhere to stay was repaid by being assaulted and abused by him, a court heard.
Ryan Kiezik, 25, who had been drinking, called wheelchair-bound Sally Young a “cripple”, put his hands around her throat, kicked her in the thigh and punched her several times.
He then got hold of a knife and repeatedly insulted her.
In a victim impact statement Miss Young said: “I thought he was going to stab me.”
James Neary, prosecuting at Llandudno magistrates’ court, said that Miss Young had known Kiezik since he was 14 and allowed him to stay at her home in Maple Avenue, Rhyl.
On October 8 he returned home after being drinking and Miss Young started to feel uncomfortable when he started discussing sexual matters.
He tried to get her dog to drink some brandy and when she challenged him he started screaming at her, calling her a “cripple”.
She went to bed and tried to jam the door with her wheelchair but Kiezik burst in and started strangling her.
“She couldn’t breathe but managed to push him away,” said Mr Neary.
After kicking and punching her he went to the kitchen for a knife with which he taunted he
When interviewed, Kiezik admitted being abusive but denied strangling her.
He said he “ didn’t feel good” about what had happened.
Kiezik, of the Kensington Hotel, Rhyl, pleaded guilty common assault and was given a 20-week custodial sentence, suspended for 24 months, which District Judge Gwyn Jones explained took into account the reference to her disability.
Kiezik, who had no previous convictions, must also carry out 180 hours of unpaid work and attend fulfil rehabilitation and alcohol treatment requirements.
He was also ordered to pay Miss Young £400 in compensation and was made subject of a five-year restraining order prohibiting him from contacting her or entering Maple Avenue.
The judge told him: “She had shown you kindness and provided you with help and support when you were down and you repaid her with appalling behaviour.”
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