Man, 42, jailed after strangling woman in Staffordshire
“Day’s actions were physically and emotionally damaging to the victim”
A man who admitted strangling a woman in Staffordshire has been put behind bars, after police were alerted by noise in the background of a 999 call.
The emergency call handler heard a disturbance in the background of the call on December 7, 2024, though nothing was said. The handler dispatched officers to an address in Madeley, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Michael Day, 42, from Worcester, was arrested and questioned.
He later admitted intentional strangulation and was sentenced to one year and one month in prison at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on October 29.
PC Daniel Smith, from the Newcastle-under-Lyme local policing team, said: “Day’s actions were physically and emotionally damaging to the victim, who has shown great courage in coming forward.
“We are determined to support victims of domestic abuse and to bring perpetrators to justice.”