Soldier strangled partner in booze-fuelled attack four days after leaving army
dailyrecord.co.ukAn army veteran grabbed his terrified partner by the neck and strangled her as she tried to call the police for help in a booze-fuelled attack.McCauley Saville, who had an "unhealthy relationship with alcohol", then continued to punch and slap the woman in her flat above a pub.
Appearing at Hull Crown Court, the 22-year-old admitted strangulation of his girlfriend and assaulting her, causing actual bodily harm.He also admitted other offences of assaulting her and causing criminal damage, Hull Live reports.
Prosecutor Cathy Kioko-Gilligan said that the couple had been together since November 2021 and, at the time, Saville was living between the homes of his girlfriend and his father.On February 16, the woman left her flat - which was located above a pub in the Hessle Road area of Hull - and found Saville drinking with friends.
At 12.30am on February 17, the pair went outside the pub to have a cigarette, at which point Saville grabbed her by the back of the neck and threw her to the ground."Eventually, they returned inside," said Miss Kioko-Gilligan. "She decided to return to her flat and was followed by the defendant, who apologised."The victim went into her bedroom and called the police, however while she was on the phone Saville took hold of her and used his right hand to strangle her.
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