A Swindon abuser who strangled a woman has been handed a prison sentence.
40-year-old Craig Hardiman appeared at Swindon Crown Court on Friday (15 May).
The defendant, of Chestnut Avenue, Pinehurst, attacked his former partner on 4 August 2025.
He pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation and assault by beating on the woman.
Judge Jason Taylor jailed Hardiman, who has previous convictions for assault, for two years.
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