A man who admitted strangling his former partner and throwing her phone down the toilet was today (Thursday) jailed for 18 months.
Edward Allen (29) was arrested after he attended at the victim’s home in Spalding Common without permission on January 26 this year.
Lincoln Crown Court heard Allen had been in a relationship with the victim but was prohibited from visiting her and their two children after it ended in 2020.
Sam Lowne, prosecuting, said Allen was seen knocking on the doors and windows and shouting through a letter box after he went to the property on two occasions between 6pm and 8pm – in the process waking one of his children up.
The victim eventually let Allen into the house but he became angry after he realised she was recording his behaviour on her phone.
Mr Lowne told the court Allen threw his ex-partner’s phone down the toilet and then broke it into two pieces when she recovered the device.
Police were called after the victim shouted for help and was heard by a neighbour.
When the officers arrived the victim also disclosed that she had been the victim of a previous assault by Allen on 26 October 2023 when he again attended at her Spalding home without permission.
Mr Lowne said on that occasion Allen admitted placing his hands around his ex-partner’s throat and strangling her in a “relatively short lived incident.”
An impact statement from the victim was read out in court.
She described suffering from nightmares and said her two children had also been impacted.
The victim said she had also been forced to move into a women’s refuge and spent her own birthday there.
Allen, of Canterbury Way, Thetford, had a number of previous convictions for domestic incidents, the court heard.
He admitted one charge of non-fatal strangulation on October 26, 2023 and one charge of criminal damage on January 26, 2024.
In mitigation the court was told Allen had failed to take his medication for ADHD at the time of these incidents and he was now striving to deal with his behaviour.
Passing sentence Judge Catarina Sjolin Knight told Allen that any strangulation could prove dangerous.
“You put your hands around her neck with enough force to cause bruises,” Judge Sjolin Knight said.
“On this occasion she says she struggled to breath for a short period.”
A restraining order was also made which prevents Allen having any contact with the victim.
