"Today you're going to die": Man's chilling threats as he repeatedly strangled girlfriend

A man told his girlfriend 'today you're going to die' as he repeatedly strangled her in a horrific attack.

Hassan Hussain's victim - his then-partner - was left unable to breathe and fearing for her life as he told her 'this is the day I'm going to kill you', Yorkshire Live reports. He attacked his victim over a two-hour period - then continued the horrific violence the following morning.

He only stopped when police were called after a neighbour heard screaming. Bradford Crown Court heard how the woman had been in a relationship with Hussain for just nine months when started trying to control her through his barbaric use of violence.

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The 26-year-old first attacked his then-partner on May 9 last year, punching her to the face, grabbing her, throwing her onto a bed. He then strangled her for the first of a number of times.

Prosecutor Benjamin Whittingham told the court on Monday (February 12) that on June 2, Hussain turned violent again when the woman 'wouldn't let him go through her phone'. Mr Whittingham said: "He strangled her to the point she couldn't breathe and bashed her head into the wardrobe.

"She fell to the floor and he picked her back up and threw her onto the bed. He strangled her again and said 'this is what cheats get.' He hit her to the head."

The court heard that the woman was injured and during a video call with friends, they screenshotted the conversation, showing the extent of them. On July 4, Hussain assaulted the woman over a two-hour long period - and continued his attack in the morning.

Mr Whittingham said: "In the evening they had been drinking together. He drank a large amount of vodka and had smoked some cannabis