Amazon worker strangles partner in bed - then contacts police to confess

An Amazon worker throttled his partner in bed after asking her if she loved him - before confessing his actions to police the next day. Leszek Myrkwa, from Wigan, told officers he had 'almost killed her' as he admitted what he had done.

Liverpool Crown Court heard that Myrkwa felt so bad about what he had done he rang 999, and his actions would never have come to light if he hadn't. The 51-year-old had been in a long-term relationship with the woman, but when she declined to answer his question, Myrkwa strangled her.

The couple's 14-year-old son heard his mum's terrified cries as the incident unfolded at 6am on March 1, the court heard. He went into the couple’s bedroom and told Myrkwa to let her go, which he did.

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The judge, Recorder Kate Cornell, told Myrkwa in court: "You woke up and asked if she still loved you but she declined to reply. As a result you grabbed her around the neck, strangling her with your hands.

"She suffered reddening to the neck and a popped blood vessel in one eye. The next day you rang 999 about 4pm to hand yourself in and report strangling your girlfriend saying ‘I almost killed her’.

“This was the first the police knew of the matter. They spoke to her to confirm the attack had taken place but she said she did not want to provide a further statement."

A probation officer reported that it was the first time in 30 years that he had ever come across such a confession, Recorder Cornell added. Myrkwa, of Stanley Road, Wigan, pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation.

His barrister, William Staunton, told the court: “He clearly felt guilty after what he had done and accepted it was a dangerous thing to have done.” Myrkwa had