Man blames Mars bar addiction after biting his girlfriend for wearing 'Bridget Jones pants'

A man with a 10 Mars Bars-a-day habit has blamed lack of sugar for an attack on his girlfriend, a court has heard. Marco Fella, 38, bit his partner because she wore Bridget Jones-style big pants instead of a thong.

Unemployed Fella, from Callington, Cornwall, blamed his addiction to sugar for his bizarre behaviour, Bodmin Magistrates Court heard.

Fella had been living with his 34-year-old girlfriend for a year but attacked her twice in the space of ten days. Magistrates heard how he hit her in the face with a rope used as a dog toy and then bit her finger. Fella admitted two common assaults and his sentencing was adjourned for probation reports.



Miss Janet Furlonger, prosecuting, said Fella bit the woman's finger in an argument which started because he wanted her to wear a thong and she had put on "large pants". The prosecutor said Fella hit her in the face with the rope a few days earlier in another row and told police he had a short temper.

Mr Martin Pearce, defending, said Fella had an addiction to sugar which led him to eat ten Mars bars a day. He said he became aggressive if he did not get enough sugar but has now started an anger management course.

He said: "My client's temper snapped because he felt his partner was not making enough effort in the relationship but he is now deeply sorry for his actions."