A MAN assaulted his wife with a broom handle over the state of tidiness in the kitchen.

Blackburn magistrates heard the handle broke during the attack by Muzaffer Ahed Khan.

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Khan, 33, of Nuttall Street, Accrington, admitted assaulting Quratulain Khan causing her actual bodily harm.

He was remanded on bail for the preparation of a report.

Scott Ainge, prosecuting, said Khan took issue with his wife because of tidiness in the kitchen.

“He hit her on a number of occasions with a broom handle, causing the it to break,” said Mr Ainge. “She went to hospital but there were no broken bones.”