A man accused of beating his partner and leaving her with a broken collar bone has told a jury that she attacked him.Stephen Cook, aged 41, said he only pushed the woman away in self-defence and put his thumb in his mouth to stop her biting his arm.He then said he pulled Kelly Harte's long hair to stop him biting his thumb.Cook, on trial at Plymouth Crown Court, said that Kelly Harte had also attacked him the week before.Cook, of Hyde Park Road, pleaded not guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to...
