Abuser from Northamptonshire back behind bars for assault and more fours years after strangling victim 'to the point where she could not breathe'
An abuser from Northamptonshire who was jailed four years ago for strangling his victim “to the point where she could not breathe” is back behind bars.
Craig Stewart, of Regent Street, Kettering, formerly of Kingsthorpe, appeared at St Albans Crown Court for sentencing on February 27.
According to court documents, Stewart, aged 37, faced five offences against another victim including intentional strangulation, assault causing actual bodily harm and criminal damage of a car windscreen.
The court documents stated that the offences had had a “serious effect on the complaint” causing them “serious distress” and they had an a “substantial, adverse effect” on the complainant’s day-to-day life.
Stewart was sentenced to a total of four years in prison for the offences.
In 2022, Stewart was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for six offences, including assault. This included an incident where Stewart strangled a victim to the point where “she could not breathe”. The court hearing in 2022 also heard that Stewart had 27 previous offences to his name between 2009 and January 2020.