WILTSHIRE WOMAN REBUILDS LIFE AFTER ABUSIVE PARTNER JAILED
A woman who escaped a controlling and abusive relationship has reported feeling 'free' after her attacker, Shakori Bull, aged 23, was sentenced to 29 months in prison.
Bull, residing in Assart Way, Chippenham, was convicted of engaging in controlling and coercive behavior in an intimate relationship, along with charges of intentional strangulation and assault causing actual bodily harm.
During his sentencing at Winchester Crown Court, a 10-year restraining order was also imposed to prevent further contact with the victim.
The court heard that Bull repeatedly subjected his victim to physical violence throughout their relationship and frequently demanded hundreds of pounds to buy drugs.
A statement from the victim, read in court, expressed profound trauma: 'The way Bull treated me, stripped me down to be able to be moulded into the person he could intimidate, control and abuse will never leave me.
Since leaving the relationship, I have been happier, feeling like I am free.
I don't have to give explanations to anyone about where I am going or what I am doing.' PC Emily Marsh from Wiltshire Police emphasized the priority of protecting victims of such crimes and praised the victim's bravery during the investigation.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
o escaped a controlling and abusive relationship has reported feeling 'free' after her attacker, Shakori Bull, aged 23, was sentenced to 29 months in prison. Bull, residing in Assart Way, Chippenham, was convicted of engaging in controll...
Prison sentence
29 months
A woman who escaped a controlling and abusive relationship has reported feeling 'free' after her attacker, Shakori Bull, aged 23, was sentenced to 29 months in prison
Court order
During his sentencing at Winchester Crown Court, a 10-year restraining order was also imposed to prevent further contact with the victim
