Thug who rioted after Southport attack jailed for domestic violence

Tyla Chalmers-Millington, now 20, was given a suspended sentence by Preston Magistrates’ Court in September 2024 for his role in the disorder in the seaside resort following the tragic events in Southport.

He pleaded guilty on that occasion to one count of racially aggravated public order, harassment to unknown people, as well as alarm or distress by visible representation.

Chalmers-Millington, previously of Caunce Street, Blackpool, and now of Ukraine Road, Salford, appeared at Preston Crown Court over a video link from prison on Wednesday, September 16, after being found guilty in his absence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault by beating, engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour, and three counts of strangulation.

Seren Lewis, prosecuting, said Chalmers-Millington and the victim, who is from Fleetwood, entered into a relationship in 2025 and that “not long in” the defendant became verbally and physically nasty towards her.

Tyla Chalmers-Millington (Image: Lancashire Police)

Chalmers-Millington blamed the victim, who was just 16 at the time the offending began, for him being evicted from a hostel and insisted that he lived at her address.

On one occasion, he grabbed her by the neck, pinned her down, and dug his thumb into her windpipe before going on to act like nothing had happened.

In June 2025, the victim had a house party which Chalmers-Millington attended. The next morning she was told the defendant had been arguing with two of her friends, which led him to tell her they were “toxic” and that she was to either block them and never speak to them again, or he would break up with her. She ultimately decided to cut her friends off.

The pair had another argument in July of that year, with the defendant pushing her into the walls and a wardrobe, resulting in bruising to her arms.

The victim described how she was not allowed to leave the house, even to walk the dog or go to the shop. Chalmers-Millington said she could only leave if he was there.

She was also prevented from wearing skirts or leggings, on one occasion being told she could only wear a skirt if she wore a pair of Chalmers-Millington’s boxer shorts or a pair of tights underneath, and he accused her of “wanting the attention of other guys.”

From that point on, she only left the house in a jumper and pair of jeans.

Chalmers-Millington was also controlling with money, saying “women shouldn’t have money” and told her in the future he would “have all the money” and she would have to ask permission to use it or buy anything.

The victim’s bank card was cancelled in August 2025 due to fraudulent activity and she agreed that all the income would now go into Chalmers-Millington’s account, who proceeded to spend the money on drugs.

Further arguments occurred where Chalmers-Millington punched the victim in the face, and where he got on top of the victim and covered her mouth, which led to her biting him on the hand.

The relationship finally ended in November 2025. The pair met at a hotel in Blackpool, where the defendant got the victim in a headlock, covered her mouth, and shouted “you can’t f*****g leave me.”

Preston Crown Court (Image: Anthony Moss)

The victim walked to the tram stop as Chalmers-Millington shouted at her, threatening to end his life. She got on the tram and went home, and that was the last she saw of him.

Chalmers-Millington’s offending put him in breach of the suspended sentence imposed for the disorder offences in 2024, an order which only expired less than two weeks before this hearing.

Anna Bond, mitigating, said that this was not a “healthy relationship” but that with intervention the defendant “may be capable of acknowledging further his part to play in that.”

She said Chalmers-Millington had found ways to cope with trauma from his youth by “getting angry, punching things, and self-medicating with drugs.”

Recorder Emma Fisher, sentencing, described Chalmers-Millington’s offending as a “vile, unforgiveable course of conduct.”

She said there was no realistic prospect of rehabilitation and that he presented a high risk of harm to others.

Chalmers-Millington was jailed for three years and three months. One month of the previous suspended sentence was activated, but will run concurrently to the other sentence.

A restraining order of five years was also imposed between him and the victim.