A mum thought she was going to die when she was put in a chokehold by her abusive partner after dumping him for cheating.
The victim was held by the neck for 10 to 15 seconds by well-built brute Thomas White, who also went on to punch her, stalk her and drove "like a madman" chasing her as she tried to go to a doctors appointment. Now White, who is thought to be one now become one of the first people in the country to be prosecuted for the new offence of "intentional strangulation", has been jailed.
Newcastle Crown Court heard they had been in a relationship for around a year and a half and she said he had been aggressive during it. She ended it on June 8 last year when she found out he had been unfaithful, the court heard.
