A MAN faces years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to a brutal assault on his girlfriend.

Matthew Cripps, 41, from Caerphilly, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent on the woman on November 4 last year.

The attack included the defendant stamping on his victim, Cardiff Crown Court was told.

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Judge David Wynn Morgan said: “He faces a lengthy prison sentence.”

Cripps is due to be sentenced next month.

The defendant, of Llys Nant Pandy, was remanded in custody.