Mark Warner has since retired from Greater Manchester Police
Former chief inspector Mark Warner, 56, is alleged to have set upon his partner after she recorded him verbally abusing her at their home in Whitworth , Lancs. During the attack in July 2022, Warner screamed he would lose his job and his pension if the recording was heard by colleagues.
Opening the trial at Preston Crown Court, Adam Lodge, prosecuting, said Warner had been in a relationship with the woman from 2018. He moved into her home at the start of the covid lockdown in 2020 and they bought a home together in Whitworth in January 2022. The pair lived separately with their own bedrooms and bathrooms - Warner on the ground floor and his ex upstairs. However on July 27 the woman returned from work at 10.15pm and was greeted by Warner "like a manic and excited Tigger".
The woman started a voice recording app on her phone but Warner realised she was recording him "in what can only be described as an extremely unedifying manner," Mr Lodge said. "He grabbed her in such a way that her head and neck made contact with the door frame causing immediate pain," Mr Lodge said. "Having done that the defendant didn't let go. He continued to hold her in that position. As he did so his fingers and hands tightened around her throat to the point she struggled to breathe.
The woman was coughing and struggling to breathe as Warner threw the phone on the bed. The woman sent a message to Lancashire Police informing them what had happened.
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