Serial abuser strangled girlfriend and stopped her from using toilet after she dumped him

A serial abuser strangled his girlfriend after she dumped him, leaving her petrified she was going to die. Callum Whittingham, 21, throttled the terrified woman and stopped her from using the toilet or having a drink, a court heard.

The controlling brute was already serving a suspended sentence after he 'fat shamed' another partner and then bullied her into having sex with him. Today vile Whittingham, of Elizabeth Close, Stretford, was jailed for 21 months after being found guilty of assault by beating in January.

Minshull Street Crown Court heard he dragged his latest victim into his home and throttled her three times. Prosecuting, Emily Hassell said Whittingham and the victim had met in May 2020, but had only been in a relationship for a week-and-a-half when the attack took place.

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They had initially had an argument on January 20, because the victim had accepted his former partner on Snapchat. He became angry before 'standing over her, clenching his fists as if he was going to punch her, causing her to cry with panic.'

Two days later, the court heard that Whittingham 'continuously phoned' the victim when she went to stay at her friends' house overnight, before 'accusing her of cheating and then threatening to burn her work uniform'.

Ms Hassell told the court that the following day, on January 23, at around midday, the victim had returned to Whittingham's home to collect her belongings and tell him she was leaving, when he became violent and pulled her back.

She said: "As she tried to leave through the front door, he pulled her backwards to prevent her from doing so. He then grabbed her to the neck with both hands and