Man strangled and spat in face of his ex partner

A “FAIRY TALE” romance ended in horror when a domestic abuser strangled and spat on his partner.

- By ROB KENNEDY Court reporter

The victim had been in a relationship with Christopher Taylor for around two years and said it had begun to deteriorate before he turned violent.

She said he would regularly lie to her and they would argue but he had not been physically aggressive before. However, on April 12 this year, he returned home after drinking and told her his phone was dead.

She asked to see it as she didn’t believe him and he tried to push a door shut to prevent her getting into the room where he was.

When she got in, he kept pushing her backwards onto the sofa by the throat, doing so four or five times.