An abusive man hit his former partner over the head with a plank of wood and went on to strangle her adult daughter when she threatened to call the police. He later burgled shops and caused significant damage.
Simon Sterling, 41, assaulted his ex partner after locking her in her flat in Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on May 21 last year. She said he was acting "paranoid", accused her of looking at him and subjected her to many assaults throughout the night.
A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday heard Sterling hit her over the head with a plank of wood, causing an injury which bled. Prosecutor Susan Ferrier said: "She thought that night might be her last."
