Clare man jailed after forcing woman to drink his urine in violent assault
Benjamin Woodrow, of High Street, attacked and held a woman for several hours, then breached bail by contacting her again.
A 41-year-old man from Clare has been jailed after being found guilty of offences including controlling or coercive behaviour.
Benjamin Woodrow, of High Street in Clare, appeared before Ipswich Crown Court on Friday (3 October) for sentencing after being found guilty by majority jury verdict of assault by beating, false imprisonment and using controlling or coercive behaviour, at a previous hearing.
The offences related to one woman.
The court heard that Woodrow woke the victim in the early hours one morning by slapping and punching her after reading messages on her phone. He then strangled her around her neck with both hands, before locking her in the bathroom for eight hours.
Woodrow had thrown the key out of a window and had taken the victim’s phone so she had no means to call for help.
During this time Woodrow would return to repeatedly assault her by punching or slapping and, at one point, forced her to drink a bowl of his urine, using degrading language and making threats to harm her if she stopped.
Woodrow was arrested three days after the incident, after a third-party disclosure was made to police.
Following his arrest, Woodrow breached bail conditions to message the victim threatening to harm himself.
He was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment and was made subject of a restraining order for seven years.