Man sentenced for trying to strangle partner in front of their children

The facts took place on December 21 in Fontenille Saint-Martin-d’Entraigues, in Deux-Sèvres. That day, a man grabbed his concubine by the throat before pinning her on the bed until she choked. The scene took place in front of the couple’s children and the eldest daughter’s cries stopped the victim’s ordeal, reports
West France.

For this assault, which followed others since the beginning of December and the announcement of an upcoming separation, the 39-year-old defendant was tried Monday in Niort. He was sentenced to ten months in prison, including sentence and revocation of a previous suspended sentence. He will also have to treat his alcoholism problems. This evening of December 21, he had been found by the gendarmes in an ethyl coma in the dog’s basket.