A number of criminals across the North East have been convicted this month of terrorising their partner or ex-partners.
Some have been violent towards their victims while others have continuously contacted them or turned up at their home. The sentences which they have received at court have ranged from years in prison to a community order.
In one shocking case, a 22 stone man sat on his girlfriend, punched her and choked her. Another bully broke his disabled girlfriend's arm during a disgraceful campaign of cruelty.
