HARTLEPOOL MAN JAILED FOR STRANGULATION AND BREACHING COURT ORDERS
A violent thug who refused to accept his relationship was over has been jailed after he strangled her in front of the victim’s young niece.
Dale Thompson called at the woman’s home despite being subject of a non-molestation order before becoming embroiled in an argument and grabbing his former partner by the throat.
The 28-year-old released his grip and let her drop to the floor when the young woman screamed in panic, Teesside Crown Court heard.
Paul Abrahams, prosecuting, said the defendant returned to the victim’s home a few days later and kicked the door off its hinges when she refused to let him into her home.
The court heard how Thompson had been issued with a court order in March last year and had previously breached it before his latest outbursts.
The defendant was also said to have similar convictions from a previous relationship.
Thompson, of Bodmin Grove, Hartlepool, pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation, two breaches of a non-molestation order, and criminal damage in December last year.
The court described Thompson’s record for offences against previous partners and stated he had no respect for court orders.
He was sentenced to a total of three years and six months and was made the subject of a ten-year restraining order.
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Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
described Thompson's record for offences against previous partners and stated he had no respect for court orders. He was sentenced to a total of three years and six months and was made the subject of a ten-year restraining order.
Prison sentence
A violent thug who refused to accept his relationship was over has been jailed after he strangled her in front of the victim's young niece
Court order
Dale Thompson called at the woman's home despite being subject of a non-molestation order before becoming embroiled in an argument and grabbing his former partner by the throat
Court order
Thompson, of Bodmin Grove, Hartlepool, pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation, two breaches of a non-molestation order, and criminal damage in December last year
Court order
three years and six months
He was sentenced to a total of three years and six months and was made the subject of a ten-year restraining order
