A father-of-five assaulted his daughter when she rushed to her mother’s aid during a row.

Munir Ghuman pleaded guilty to the attack on Afsha Munir at the family home in Almondbury.

In an unusual move, a district judge ordered the 51-year-old to keep away from the address for a month in a bid to calm tensions within the household.

Kirklees Magistrates’ Court was told that Ghuman and his wife Nasira Begum had been married for 23 years with four children still living at home.

The incident happened on June 6 after Mrs Begum returned late from visiting relatives.

The court heard that Ghuman suffers from diabetes and depression and he argued with his wife when she came home.

Elizabeth Wright, prosecuting, said: “Afsha says that when her mum comes in he’s shouting at her and it’s about petty things like shopping and money and where she’s been. “This goes on for 15 to 20 minutes and she comes down the stairs from upstairs to stick up for her mum.”

Afsha, 20, was holding a glass of Coke in her hand when she asked her father to stop shouting at her mother.

Miss Wright said: “She said: ‘My father suddenly lunged towards me and using a clenched fist hit me on my shoulder.

“‘The pain and shock of him hitting me caused me to drop my glass onto the floor.

“‘It smashed and glass went everywhere’.”

Mrs Begum then called police and Ghuman, currently of Riddings Road in Deighton, was arrested.

Afsha said that she didn’t particularly wish to attend court and support the prosecution against her father.

But she added: “I need my father to know that his behaviour is frightening to me and that he needs to see a doctor.”

The court heard that Ghuman had no previous convictions.

Mike Sisson-Pell, mitigating, said that his client had found the whole incident, including his arrest, bewildering.

He said: “He now understands that he has to ensure he sees his doctor to deal with his illnesses in such a way that they will not affect his behaviour.”

District Judge Michael Fanning heard that Ghuman wished to reconcile with his wife.

But he made an exclusion order banning him from entering within the curtilage of the family home for 28 days.

Mr Fanning said that this would give the family a much-needed cooling-off period.

Ghuman must also pay £150 court charge, £85 court costs and £60 victim surcharge.