'Cowardly' bully told partner he was going to kill her - and dragged her down the stairs by her hair

A ‘cowardly bully’ dragged his partner down the stairs by her hair. Saiful Chowdhury, 33, had been in a relationship with the woman since 2012.

The relationship was turbulent, with Chowdhury often becoming aggressive, Manchester Crown Court heard. Things got worse when he lost his job in 2017 and he became violent.

On December 6, 2021, at around 9am, Chowdhury, of Trafford, asked the woman for £20 for petrol. She said she didn’t have it. He then asked for a bank transfer and she refused. He became aggressive and angry, the court heard.

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“He climbed onto the bed and slapped her left cheek and shouted 'I need the f***** money'," prosecutor Adam Lodge said.

“He then grabbed her hair with both hands and dragged her down the stairs and slapped her again at the bottom of the stairs with both hands. He then left the property and she locked the doors, including putting a metal chain across.

“He later came back shouting 'where’s my f****** money?' before kicking the door open and breaking the chain.” The woman sat against her bedroom door, effectively barricading herself inside, while he kicked the door.

The woman was treated for a broken big toe at hospital, which had been caused by being dragged down the stairs. Before going into hospital she received a phone call from Chowdhury, in which he said 'watch, I’m going to kill you, going to stab you, watch, on my mother’s life'.

The court heard of an earlier incident where Chowdhury had swung the metal pipe of a vacuum cleaner at her, hitting her to the head, before punching her several times to the head. She was left with a black eye.

In a police interview, Chowdhury claimed they had