A thug who smacked his girlfriend’s head against a bath revealed his “softer side” when a judge was told he was anxious to return home to his guinea pigs. Tristian Hogben’s violent assault of the woman included him putting his hands to her neck to stop her talking and hitting her repeatedly against the floor. But during his sentencing hearing at Canterbury Crown Court, the 46-year-old’s lawyer explained how he was desperate to be freed from prison to look after his guinea pig “farm”. Phil Rowley, defending, said the business of rearing the furry creatures was in a “fledgling” state when Hogben…
