A THUG who assaulted a woman in an act of domestic violence has been imprisoned.

Daniel Carl Green was sentenced to 21 days in prison for the attack on Margaret Green on July 12.

The 31-year-old defendant, of Hartington Street, Dalton, pleaded guilty during a hearing at Furness Magistrates' Court on Friday (14).

Green will also pay a £115 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.