A vile thug attacked his wife in front of their children after an argument about online banking. Ziabul Miah used their kids' toys to hit his terrified victim, before standing on her neck until she stopped moving.
Following a sentencing hearing at Bolton Crown Court, Miah was released from custody, after spending the last 14 months on remand. The Honorary Recorder of Bolton Judge Martin Walsh said that because of the 'exceptional circumstances' of the time already served, the most appropriate sentence was a community order.
Prosecution barrister Joshua Bowker told the court that Miah had married his victim in Bangladesh in 2015 but for the first three years, it was a long-distance marriage - with her still living in Bangladesh and Miah living in the UK. When she moved to the UK, the previously happy marriage became 'negative', Mr Bowker said.
