A drunken woman beater was jailed for four years after a court was told of a catalogue of abuse and threats to kill.
Charles David Smith admitted assaulting his friend Susan Green on three consecutive days in June.
He is banned from ever going near her again or from trying to make contact of any kind directly or through a third party, and he also has an indefinite ban on going to New Market Street, Colne, so she is protected from harassment and violence.
If he breaks the ban he could be jailed again, for up to five years.
Burnley Crown Court was told Smith (46), of Proctor Height Farm, Keighley, was volatile when in drink. His assaults on his victim included holding the blade of a pair of scissors across her throat, holding a rolled-up shirt against her windpipe and smothering her face so she could not breathe.
On the first occasion, she had to repeatedly tell him she loved him to get him to take the scissors from her throat when he threatened to kill her.
The following day, at a friend’s house, he punched her in the face and hit her when she was on the floor, again threatening to kill her.
Miss Silvia Dacre (prosecuting) said Miss Green blacked out. When she came round Smith had taken her phone, as he often did, and she had to ask him to ring for a taxi.
It was after midnight and he insisted on going with her in the taxi. He continued the abuse at her home, where he punched her jaw. When she was on the floor he took her shirt off and held it against her windpipe and face. She was rescued when her dog jumped at Smith to come to her aid.
Sentencing, Judge Graham Knowles said Smith was cruel and callous and Miss Green was a vulnerable woman, much smaller and weaker than him.
Mr Christian Kavanagh (defending) said Smith could remember nothing of the incidents, but accepted what had been said and was grateful the injuries had not been worse. He said poorly-educated Smith was not sophisticated and from a farming background. He had been in custody since his arrest and was finding prison difficult, as he was surrounded by younger, more sophisticated prisoners who were taking advantage of him.
Mr Kavanagh said Smith was trying to deal with his alcohol dependency and wanted to be able to manage his drinking. He did not resist the restraining order.