‘Appalling’ man grabbed partner by the throat and dragged her by her hair

The victim escaped and hid in a bin store until officers arrived after an assault

A man assaulted his partner numerous times including punching the woman, grabbing her by the throat and dragging her by her hair. Liam Thrower, 32, turned up at the woman’s house in Arbury, Cambridge, at about 6.10am on November 2, 2025 where he punched her as well as taking her phone and house keys.

He also tackled her to the floor and put his arm over her mouth but the victim managed to escape and hide in a bin store until officers arrived. The 32-year-old also ripped out a cooker and damaged a TV unit during the incident.

The victim told officers that between June and October last year, Thrower, of no fixed address, had smashed her mobile phone, punched her on multiple occasions, grabbed her by the throat, dragged her by her hair and smashed her TV.

On Friday, May 1, Thrower, was jailed for 22 weeks, having pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal damage, three counts of assault by beating and one count of common assault at Cambridge Crown Court.

DC Patrick Sopp, who investigated, said: “Thrower subjected his partner to four months of appalling behaviour, with multiple assaults and damaging her property, so it’s great he’s now been brought to justice.”