A man yelled out and ranted in court as he was jailed for abusing his former partner. Louis Costes strangled his girlfriend at the time, threw cans of dog food at her and called her horrible names.
Mr Costes claimed "this is all lies" in a raging outburst from the dock as a statement was read out on his victim's behalf, highlighting the impact his actions had on her. Liverpool Crown Court heard that the 25-year-old and Jessica Jones were in a relationship between September 2020 and January this year.
But Holly Menary, prosecuting, said that "things started to go downhill" after about two months. The couple "began to argue over trivial matters" and Costes would go through her phone, tell her she could not have male friends and make her delete pictures from her social media accounts.
