Chippenham man jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour
23 year old Shakori Bull has been handed a 29 month sentence
A Chippenham man has been jailed for more than two years for controlling and assaulting a woman during their relationship.
23 year old Shakori Bull, of Assart Way, was found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour, intentional strangulation and assault causing actual bodily harm by a jury at Winchester Crown Court.
Bull has also been given a 10 year restraining order against the victim.
What happened?
The court heard Bull regularly subjected his victim to harm over the course of a year between October 2022 and September 2023.
He also demanded hundreds of pounds from the victim, so that he could buy drugs - despite being her registered carer.
She'd been bitten and dragged through a pile of rotten food and cat faeces, while Bull recorded her following a dispute about a bin bag not being removed.
In a statement read to the court, the victim said: "The way Bull treated me, stripped me down to be able to be moulded into the person he could intimidate, control and abuse will never leave me.
"If I had one wish, it would to be the happy and outgoing girl I once was, who would be a fighter. I would tell myself to have never gotten on that train to Chippenham where I met Bull for the first time.
"Since leaving the relationship, I have been happier, feeling like I am free. I don't have to give explanations to anyone about where I am going or what I am doing. I can do things of my own accord.
"I look around now at my friends, family and partner and am in disbelief that I am important to them, treated with kindness and patience. They care for me, something Bull claimed to do but in actual fact did the opposite.
"I can safely say I am not now the person I was a year ago, trapped and scared in my own home.
"I can make decisions for myself without being controlled and bullied for someone else’s best interest. Even if that is something as minor as using whatever washing product I like or wearing makeup to feel good."
PC Emily Marsh from Wiltshire Police said: “Bull and any other vile domestic abusers will not be tolerated by Wiltshire Police.
"Protecting victims of this sort of crime is our utmost priority and we are dedicated to holding perpetrators accountable for their actions.
"I would like to commend the victim for her unwavering bravery throughout the investigation."