Man jailed for strangling partner during assault

A man who strangled his partner until she struggled to breathe before subjecting her to a relentless campaign of calls and messages has been jailed for two years and 10 months.

Callum Ellis, 26, from Lincoln, admitted grabbing his partner's throat on three occasions during a sustained assault.

Lincoln Crown Court heard the final incident lasted for about 30 seconds and left the victim with a bump on her head after she was slammed against a wall.

The woman ended the relationship three days later but was forced to leave her home after Ellis continued to bombard her with hundreds of calls and social media messages from different phones.

Ellis also admitted grabbing his victim by the throat for a few seconds on 21 May and punching her in the face while she was in bed a week later after going through her phone.

On that occasion, he left the victim with a cut lip and black eye, and told her she would have to wear make-up to conceal the injury.

Ellis, of Shakespeare Street, pleaded guilty to four charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, common assault, intentional strangulation and harassment.

The court heard he was also in breach of a six-month suspended prison sentence passed in June 2024.

Passing sentence, Judge James House KC told Ellis his behaviour was aggravated by his previous convictions, the domestic context and presence of children during the assaults.

"There were hundreds of calls. It understandably caused her considerable fear," the judge added.

Tom Heath, mitigating, said: "These are clearly serious offences."

He told the court Ellis was in the process of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and had changed schools 10 times during his childhood.

"Some of that transient nature has passed into adulthood," he said.

He added matters were not helped by Ellis's daily use of alcohol and drugs.

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