A LANGUAGES teacher beat his wife with a rolling pin in a terrifying attack at their Painswick home, Gloucester Crown Court was told on Friday.

Tibetan Dhondup Darchen told his wife: "I have waited for this time and this is where it ends," before hitting her as she held their nine-month-old son, the court heard.

In a victim impact statement, Julia Darchen said the incident had 'terrified' her.

Darchen, formerly of Painswick but now of no fixed address, was jailed for 15 months after admitting a charge of actual bodily harm.

He now faces deportation once he has served his sentence.

The court was told that Mrs Darchen suffered widespread bruising to her arms and legs during the attack at the family home in Gloucester Street, Painswick on April 14.

Christopher Jervis, prosecuting, said the couple had married in India in 2008 but their relationship had begun to deteriorate in November last year.

On April 14, a disagreement over the care of their child led Darchen to grab the child.

After a tussle, he appeared with a rolling pin and struck Mrs Darchen on the arms and thighs as she held their son in her arms.

Mr Jervis said Mrs Darchen was concerned and fearful when he said: "I have waited for this time and this is where it ends."

She managed to call the police and was later found to have suffered serious bruising on both arms and her thighs.

The court was told that Darchen had no previous convictions and had been in the United Kingdom for 11 months at the time of the assault.

Carole Knotts, for the defence, said Darchen regretted his actions.

There were, she said, 'distinct cultural differences' between the couple, much to his frustration.

It was this frustration and his inability to deal with the situation that led to his loss of temper, she said.

Miss Knotts said Darchen had acknowledged that he had done wrong and any risk of his re-offending in future was very limited.

Darchen spent 85 days in custody and this will count against his sentence.

A restraining order was also imposed forbidding Darchen from contacting his wife except through solicitors until July 9, 2012.