A violent thug throttled and stamped on his girlfriend in a campaign of 'degrading' abuse. Leon John Richmond carried out a string of "cowardly" attacks on Chloe Robinson, including pouring Coca-Cola over her in a city centre hotel.
Today, the 26-year-old, of Bolton, was jailed for 28 months after he pleaded guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour, and common assault. Richmond's ‘campaign’ began in October 2020, when he moved in with partner Chloe. The pair had been dating since May of the same year.
His first attack on Chloe came when he ‘accused her of sending intimate pictures to another man, which she did not’, prosecutor David Farley said. He added: “He strangled her and called her a s**g. He said she ‘brings it on herself’. He also dragged her around by her hair.
