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Man guilty of strangling woman and making threats

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 16:38 · Archive

A man from Lower Broadheath has been found guilty of threatening to kill and strangling a woman.

Shaun Compton, 34, of Jacomb Road in Lower Broadheath near Worcester, has been found guilty of seven violent and abusive offences following a six-day trial at Worcester Crown Court. The jury returned guilty verdicts on two counts of threats to kill, two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, two counts of intentional strangulation, and one count of engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour. These offences relate to incidents spanning from December 2018 to December 2023.

Compton was also tried on four counts of assault by penetration, one count of rape, and two additional counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, but the jury delivered not guilty verdicts on each of these offences. He has been remanded on bail and will return to Worcester Crown Court on November 19 for sentencing.

Man guilty of strangling woman and making threats
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In this story: Shaun Compton · Lower Broadheath · Worcester · Worcester Crown Court

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