A Skipton man has been jailed for assaulting both his father and his partner.

Ross Harraway, 21, was afflicted with a terrible temper that he was unable to control, Skipton magistrates heard.

On May 24, he argued with Sharon Soresby, the mother of his child, at the house they were sharing at the time in Willow Way, Skipton.

It was decided that he should move out, but as he shifted his belongings he pushed Ms Soresby with a television set, squeezed her hand painfully and threw a heavy dumb-bell out of the front door, causing damage estimated at £87 to the pavement.

Harraway, who admitted assault by beating and also criminal damage, was on bail awaiting sentence when, on June 24, he assaulted his father in Hurrs Road.

Prosecuting, Martin Butterworth said Harraway, an out-of-work builder, had asked his parents for a £20 loan so he could see his son.

The loan had been refused over the phone and Harraway had gone to his parents’ home in Hurrs Road to ask again.

There was a scuffle between Harraway and his father during which he took hold of a kitchen knife.

Mr Butterworth said there was no suggestion that Harraway intended to use the knife, but in his attempt to get the knife away from his son, Michael Harraway suffered a slight cut.

The pair continued to scuffle in the driveway of the house and as he left the property, Harraway junior made threats that he was going to smash the house up.

Harraway, who also admitted the assault by beating of his father and threats to damage property, had struggled to control his temper throughout his life, the court was told.

He was currently homeless after being denied accommodation by both his parents and grandparents.

In mitigation, John Mewies described his inability to control his temper as a “disorder”.

“Through no fault of his own, he loses his temper and lets his emotions run riot and those around him have to bear the burden of him losing his temper very quickly,” he said.

Mr Mewies said Harraway remained devoted to Ms Soresby - an amateur kick boxer - with whom he had a tempestuous relationship.

Magistrates sentenced Harraway to two months for each of the two assaults and no separate penalties for the criminal damage or threats to property.

He was told he would have received six months had he not pleaded guilty.