MAN IN COURT ACCUSED OF ABUSING AND KILLING PARTNER IN BOLTON
A man bit, strangled and "dominated" his partner before she died a few days later.Jack Shepherd, 31, had only started a relationship with the woman nine months before, moving into her Bolton home "almost immediately".
The relationship turned violent in the last few weeks, with Shepherd using cocaine and alcohol "on a regular basis", resulting in erratic behavior.
On May 10, after drinking together, Shepherd called her a 'sh**house', refused her to sleep until she agreed, pushed her head into the bed, twisted her arm, and held her in a chokehold.
Her teenage son, hearing the commotion, tried to help, but Shepherd placed him in a chokehold as well.
The police were called multiple times due to Shepherd's violent reactions.
He also assaulted her further, including biting her cheek and threatening her with a hammer.
The woman was found dead at her home on May 14 after taking an overdose of drugs.
Shepherd had prior convictions for five offences, including domestic violence.
He pleaded guilty to strangulation, actual bodily harm, criminal damage, assault by beating, and theft.
He was sentenced to 50 months in prison and given a restraining order on the woman's son.
