Anthony Berry 'snapped' after he was covered in holy water and threatened with a crucifix after he came home from a drinking session.
A court heard the 52-year-old sweet factory worker had for years endured his wife Claire’s belief that he was possessed after he admitted an affair and she joined an ultra-conservative Catholic sect.
But earlier this year Berry turned violent and grabbed his wife of 22 years by the neck.
After hours of arguing about him being with another woman he grabbed his 54-year-old wife by the throat and threw her across the room.
Prosecuting Jennifer Fitzgerald told High Peak Magistrates in Buxton, Derbys, Berry shouted: 'I’m going to kill you. I’m going to have your neck.'
The was said to have continued for four hours. Berry, who admitted having drunk up to eight pints, admitted grabbing her on three more occasions.
His wife then called for her sister who held rosary beads and threw holy water over Berry to subdue him while she thrust a crucifix in his face.
The court heard the second attack took place the following month after he returned home at 1am. He had been drinking and playing snooker with his brother. She too had been drinking.
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