Man strangled woman until she stopped breathing in ‘despicable attack’

He placed his hands around the victim’s neck, causing her to stop breathing for about 15 seconds

A man strangled his wife until she stopped breathing at her home in Cambridgeshire. Luke Davey, 35, attacked the victim at her home in Doddington, near March, in the early hours of November 16 last year.

According to Cambridgeshire Police, the couple were in the process of splitting up and an argument had broken out. The victim began recording the argument with her mobile phone and Davey grabbed it before placing his hands around her neck, causing her to stop breathing for about 15 seconds.

Davey of Marshall’s Road, Raunds, near Wellingborough, also dragged her out of her daughter’s bedroom as she tried to call police from another phone. He was jailed for a year on April 21 at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court, having previosuly pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation. He was also handed a five-year restraining order against the victim.

DC Chris Herring, who investigated, said: “This was a despicable attack which could have had fatal consequences. I would like to thank the victim for reporting the assault and supporting us with a prosecution. Domestic abuse is a force priority, and we will do all we can to put the perpetrators before the courts.”