Man jumped fence, strangled woman and dragged her around garden to 'protect his sister'

BULLY JOINED ARGUMENT BETWEEN SIBLING AND NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOUR

- By MARK NAYLOR

AN angry bully suddenly jumped over a garden fence, grabbed a woman by her neck with both hands and started strangling her before dragging her around the garden during a bad-tempered confrontation.

Cocaine-taking serial criminal John Fennell joined in with an argument involving the woman and his sister, who was a neighbour of the victim at the time.

The incident escalated and turned violent after he hurled abuse at the victim, Hull Crown Court heard.

Fennell, 34, of Brigham Grove, east Hull, but recently in custody on remand, admitted offences of intentional strangulation and possessing cocaine on May 17.