Man assaulted estranged wife over the upkeep of their home

Chesterfield magistrates’ court heard on Wednesday, September 21, how James Sebastian Whiteside, 44, of Stead Street, Eckington, had been throwing food and flowers before he pushed his wife.

Prosecuting solicitor Sarah Haslam said: “The defendant was arguing about finances and was throwing food around and he threw a bouquet of flowers on the floor. The room was in a mess and he told her to phone the police and he would say that she had made the mess and he pushed her by the shoulders on to a sofa.”