An Isle of Wight man slapped his ex-partner with a 'carrier bag' before elbowing another man in the face during a separate incident involving police.
Bradley Sparshott, of York Avenue in East Cowes, appeared before the IW Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 7.
The 34-year-old admitted two counts of assault by beating.
Prosecutor Rachel Coombes told the court the first incident happened on July 2, when two people working opposite Sparshott and his then-partner saw the pair arguing on York Avenue and alerted police.
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Witnesses reported hearing Sparshott shout "get away from me" before pushing the woman into the road.
Ms Coombes said Sparshott then followed the woman to her address, where he aggressively got into her face and struck her across the face with a "blue carrier bag."
The court heard the offence was committed while Sparshott was on police bail with a condition not to contact the woman.
A second assault happened on August 5, when Sparshott and his ex-partner were having an "interaction with police" near the Co-op in East Cowes.
During the incident, a man known to Sparshott walked past and attempted to join the interaction.
The court heard Sparshott threatened the man before elbowing him in the face.
Ms Coombes said Sparshott was, at the time, subject to court bail conditions banning him from contacting the man he assaulted.
Defending, Nick Muir said the argument on July 2 had got "out of control," with his client giving his then-partner a "single push."
He said the small carrier bag caused no injury and told magistrates the woman had not made a complaint to police and did not support the prosecution.
Turning to the August 5 assault, Mr Muir described the encounter with the man as a "chance meeting," describing the elbow as "spontaneous in nature."
Mr Muir confirmed Sparshott and his former partner had since separated but were in a relationship at the time of both offences.
Magistrates ordered a pre-sentence report to be prepared before deciding Sparshott's punishment.
He was granted conditional bail and will return to court for sentencing on October 13.
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