A man from Biggleswade has been jailed for 22 months and issued with a 10-year restraining order after pleading guilty to a number of violent assaults and coercive and controlling behaviour.

Daniel Page was sentenced after he appeared in Luton Crown Court yesterday (13 April) for numerous offences against an ex-partner between October 2020 and January 2022.

The court heard how the 27-year-old would subject the victim to constant verbal and physical assaults and make threats against her family in a bid to get her to stay.

Just one of the many incidents occurred in July 2021 following a disagreement, when Page hit the victims head on the dashboard of a vehicle.

In August 2021 after drinking Page became verbally aggressive towards the victim and attempted to throw her down the stairs by her hair before grabbing her by the throat and pinning her up against the door in an attempt to choke her.

The court also heard how he would frequently threaten the victim’s family if she did not do as he asked. Call records, played in court heard Page frequently mocking the victim in an attempt to intimidate her.