assaulting his 25-year-old ex-wife twice and causing her to suffer a blood clot.

The Pembroke man pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court on Friday to causing grievous bodily harm and unlawful assault.

The charges stem from an incident between July 1 and July 31, 1994, another on September 25, 1994, and a third on December 27, 1994.

Prosecutor Sgt. John Dale said the victim -- who was the man's wife at the time -- was asleep on a bed at their home when she was awakened by a slap on her face.

Sgt. Dale said the man demanded she help clean the house. But the woman said she would do it by herself and continued to rest.

The man, using a soda bottle, then struck her in her private parts, causing her to feel a sharp pain.

The woman told Police she tried to get away and eventually managed to escape and went to her sister-in-law's house.

Sgt. Dale said the woman was in pain for several days but was too embarrassed to get help.

Eventually, she went to a doctor at a clinic and later a blood clot was discovered. The woman was admitted to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where she spent four days.

When arrested by Police the man said: "It wouldn't have happened if she would have got up. I meant to hit her on her bottom.'' Sgt. Dale added that he showed no remorse over his actions.

In the second incident -- on September 25, 1994 -- Sgt. Dale said the man's estranged wife was in her car when he stopped her, punched her in the face, and while pulling on her hair, hit her on the head.

Sgt. Dale said the man also admitted committing the assault to Police when questioned about the incident.

And on December 27, 1994, in the Middletown area, Sgt. Dale said the man grabbed the woman from behind around her neck and punched her in the face.

A member of the public was required to pull him away from her, Sgt. Dale added.

The man told Police: "She touched me first. I only slapped her. Can you tell her to stop hanging out where I do?'' Sgt. Dale told Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis: "A message needs to be sent out to the community as assault is becoming far too common place. We need to protect our women.'' He added that Immigration would be seeking to deport him.

As Mr. Francis was about to hand down a sentence, the man said he wanted his lawyer, Mr. Mark Pettingill, to be present.