A city man was sentenced to 3½ years in state prison on Tuesday, Oct. 7, for domestic assault charges.

Damien Gouse, 46, pleaded guilty in Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River to charges of stalking, domestic assault and battery and malicious damage to a motor vehicle.

According to a release from the Bristol County District Attorney’s office, the incidents occurred between January and February of 2022.

On Jan. 10, 2022, Fall River police responded to a report of domestic assault, and found a female victim who had suffered injuries to her face, bruising and swelling to her left eye and a mark on her neck.

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