Adam Barnard had been arrested on suspicion of attacking Tara Kershaw a day before she was killed.
A "controlling and manipulating" man who murdered his partner has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years.At his trial, the jury was told how Barnard had been arrested on suspicion of assaulting Ms Kershaw the day before he killed the mother-of-two.
His defence said in the time he had spent in prison so far, Barnard had shown remorse for what he had done. Police said they had previous contact with the couple, including a call made by Ms Kershaw at about 18:00 GMT on 18 January. The following day - the day of the murder - police safeguarding staff from MASH and an independent domestic violence adviser called her mobile three times to check on her welfare, with the calls unanswered, police said.
A post-mortem examination found Ms Kershaw's death was consistent with compression to the neck and there was evidence of injuries to the bones of her neck that had taken place four to seven weeks, five to 10 days and less than six hours before she had died.Det Insp Alix Wright said Barnard is a "controlling and manipulating murderer" who deserves to "be behind bars".
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