Cancer patient's ex jailed for strangling her during treatment
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 14:40 · Archive
A man has been jailed for 45 months for abusing and strangling his ex-partner while she was undergoing cancer treatment.
Joe Wingett, 39, from Rochford, has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for abusing his ex-partner while she underwent cancer treatment. Kaleigh Gorringe, 39, from Canvey, met Wingett on Instagram in June 2022. Two months later, she was diagnosed with b-cell lymphoma, the same cancer that had killed her father when she was a teenager.
Wingett initially appeared supportive and proposed to Gorringe, a former support worker. However, he soon became abusive. During her radiotherapy, he repeatedly strangled her, once by wrapping a phone charger around her neck. He also tore off her wig during treatment and ridiculed her appearance. Gorringe said she would arrive at appointments covered in bruises and lived in fear of his anger and violence.
Gorringe secretly recorded Wingett's outbursts and reported him to police. He was arrested in March this year. At Southend Crown Court in October, Wingett was found guilty of intentional strangulation, assault by beating and coercive or controlling behaviour. Gorringe said the abuse had affected her health, finances, confidence, relationships and sense of safety.
How it is being reported
- 'Abusive ex tore my wig off and strangled me while I was undergoing cancer treatment'Canvey cancer survivor Kaleigh Gorringe speaks out after ex Joe Wingett strangled and abused her during treatment. He was jailed for 45 months.Colchester Gazette · 30 Oct, 13:53
- 'Abusive ex tore my wig off and strangled me while I was undergoing cancer treatment'Canvey cancer survivor Kaleigh Gorringe speaks out after ex Joe Wingett strangled and abused her during treatment. He was jailed for 45 months.Echo (Basildon) · 30 Oct, 13:53
In this story: Kaleigh Gorringe · Joe Wingett · Canvey · Rochford · Southend Crown Court
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