The woman said she genuinely thought her life was over during the vicious attack

The court heard that Dylan McMahon of Kilpatrick, Monasterevin, Kildare, pushed dog faeces, sticks and leaves in her mouth to the point she could not breathe while he was attacking her

The man said he had a lot of respect for women and would never hit one, but accepted being guilty of the charges

Dylan McMahon (30), of Kilpatrick, Kildangan, Monasterevin, Co Kildare, who claimed he had lots of respect for women, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to the woman "who did not think she would survive," and robbery