A former British Army sniper who beat up and throttled his girlfriend has walked free from court after arguing he was haunted by the horrors he witnessed in Afghanistan. Junior Fordwor - described as a 'manipulative narcissist' - belittled and abused his 27-year old partner when she went out with her friends, a court heard.
During one incident, ex-Infantryman Fordwor, 26, pushed her to the floor of her apartment in a fit of fury after spotting she had 'liked' another man's picture on the social media platform Instagram, a judge was told.
In another, he trashed her kitchen and threatened to kill her before choking her as she lost consciousness whilst in a third incident, he threw her against a bedpost and smashed her TV. The court heard she eventually contacted police after her mother alerted the authorities.
