A Wolverhampton man has been jailed for almost four years after assaulting a woman on a cruise ship.

David Morris, aged 57, was sentenced to three-years-and-ten-months in prison at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Wednesday (22 October) after he pleaded guilty to intentional suffocation.

In April, Morris and the victim were on a cruise when he suffocated her with a pillow.

PC Liam Avery, of our South Staffordshire local policing team, said: “We worked tirelessly to gather evidence of Morris’ offending and I am glad he eventually admitted the offence in court

“I would like to commend the bravery of the victim in coming forward and helping us with our investigation.”