Domestic abuser jailed for 'sustained attack'

Hollie Hanson was jailed for seven years including three on licence

A domestic abuser who threatened to kill their partner during a "sustained attack" has been jailed.

Hollie Hanson had admitted charges including intentional strangulation and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship towards a female partner last September.

The 26-year-old, of Low Cross Court in Knottingley, was sentenced on Friday at Leeds Crown Court to seven years in prison, including three on licence, and was made the subject of an indefinite restraining order.

West Yorkshire Police said: "The case has been publicised with the victim's permission in the hope that it will highlight domestic abuse in LGBTQ+ relationships."

Hanson had become jealous and verbally abusive with the victim after a night out with friends on 2 September last year, police said.

Hanson pinned the victim to a bed and made repeated threats to kill.

'Dangerous individual'

During the investigation, the victim said she was a victim of controlling behaviour including not being allowed to own a mobile phone or speak to friends or family, and had her location checked.

The victim also reported an earlier assault where she was hit on the head with a vodka bottle, resulting in Hanson admitting a charge of wounding with intent.

Det Con Demi Stubbs of Wakefield District Adult Safeguarding said: "Hanson has shown they are a dangerous individual who is prepared to use extreme levels of violence in a domestic relationship.

"This case highlights that domestic abuse does not only occur in heterosexual intimate relationships.

"I would urge anyone who is in the LGBTQ+ community who is the victim of domestic abuse, whether physical or emotional, or who has concerns for a friend or family member, to come forward."

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