At Worcester Crown Court, Benjamin Caldicott of Rowen Close, Bromsgrove, was found guilty of five charges of rape and two of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after a six-day trial.

The court was told that the offences occurred over an eight-year period from 2007 to 2015, with all acts committed against a single female victim.

The details revealed included instances where he kicked her in the head and hit her with a wine bottle.

jailed for a total of twelve years.