A MAN who attacked a young mother, and tied a dressing grown cord tightly round her neck, yesterday had an appeal against his sentence dismissed by judges.
Steven Turnbull, 27, of Acomb Road, York, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and making threats to kill, at York Crown Court on April 3.
He was jailed for three years nine months.
The Court of Appeal in London heard how Turnbull attacked the mother of three in November last year.
Lord Justice Rix, sitting with Judge David Maddison, said: "She thought she was dying, and thought Turnbull was trying to kill her."
At one stage during the attack, Turnbull produced a knife.
Dismissing the appeal, Lord Justice Rix said: "In the light of the aggravation of the threats to kill and the prolonged nature of the abuse she suffered, we think the sentence was merited and can in no way be regarded as manifestly excessive."
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article