Coercive brute jailed for abuse of women

A MAN who physically and mentally abused two women has been jailed.

- By RAMAZANI MWAMBA

Shamer Guthrie-Ellis, 22, was sentenced to four years at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.

Guthrie-Ellis, of Ayres Road, Old Trafford, was charged with several offences against two victims, including assault and coercive control, as well as assaulting a female police officer by kicking her and causing her hand to bleed, during one of his arrests.

He pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial, after originally denying the charges - an act that police believe was done as an attempt to remain in control over his victims.

An investigation began in March 2024 when a victim reported physical and psychological abuse caused by Guthrie-Ellis between 2021 and 2022.