MAN JAILED AFTER HORRIFIC CAMPAIGN OF ABUSE
Jason Lamb, residing in Celandine Court, Lostock Gralam, subjected his former girlfriends to enduring psychological and physical abuse between February 2023 and September 2025.One of these women was only 17 when they met.
At one point, she confided in police that she had begged Lamb to kill her to end her suffering.
During an assault on another partner, her two dogs attempted to intervene, prompting Lamb to attack them with a machete and punch them while wearing a knuckleduster.
The 27-year-old also committed financial abuse, leaving both women with substantial debts, and coerced one into taking cocaine with him.
He deliberately isolated both women from their families and friends, even forcing one to leave her job as a supervisor at a cleaning company, citing proximity to a construction site and concerns about other men.
Lamb also strangled one woman on three separate occasions and attempted to suffocate her by holding a shower head over her mouth.
She fought back during the incident, injuring his face, after which he held her down and allowed himself to bleed on her as a form of humiliating control.
Both women reported to police that the abuse pushed them towards suicidal thoughts.
Lamb went as far as removing all interior doors from one of their homes, presumably to prevent her from hiding.
The most recent incident involving Lamb's partner, where he strangled her, was reported to police on September 5, 2025.
The next day, officers spotted him driving a black Audi on Delamere Street in Winsford, leading to a lengthy police chase through local and rural roads at speeds exceeding 90mph.
Footage from the pursuit shows Lamb speeding at 63mph in a 20mph zone near a primary school, weaving between cars.
The chase was eventually halted when he drove through a pedestrianized housing estate and onto a grass verge in a residential area.
Despite denying his identity when stopped, a police officer recognized Lamb and arrested him later that day.
Lamb faced multiple charges, including coercive and controlling behavior, strangulation, suffocation, animal cruelty, driving offenses, criminal damage, and possessing an offensive weapon.
Initially denying the allegations in court, he pleaded guilty to some driving charges during a pre-trial hearing and admitted to assaulting his partner’s dogs, though he denied using weapons despite evidence of their injuries.
He was tried before a Crown Court jury on six counts linked to domestic abuse, including coercive behavior and intentional strangulation, and was found guilty.
He was remanded in custody and returned to Chester for sentencing on March 18.
During the hearing, one of his former partners delivered a victim impact statement, revealing she still suffers from nightmares and declining mental health since their relationship.
She also recounted that Lamb had contacted her from prison using illegal phones and even hijacked the prison switchboard to speak to her, demanding she withdraw her witness statement.
“Someone raising their voice now sends me into a panic attack,” she said.
She now suffers from intrusive flashbacks, she added, and there are times 'when my brain just goes into shutdown’.
Prosecuting, Philip Clemo told the court Lamb had previous convictions for violence, including domestic violence, criminal damage, and motoring offices.
When asked by Her Honour Judge Natalie Cuddy whether Lamb had any diagnosed mental health conditions, Mr Clemo replied he had not.
Defending, Paulinus Barnes said: “Very little can be said by way of mitigation.
“I would only remind the court he is entitled to some credit for his guilty pleas.
“He also has limited convictions, and his pre-sentence report highlights he grew up in an abusive home.
“This is not intended to be an excuse, only an indication of the background from which he has come.
“He understands he will be getting a prison sentence much longer than he has been so far been used to.” Passing sentence, Judge Cuddy said: “First, I wish to say the court pays tribute to the bravery of both victims in coming forward.
“You subjected both to humiliation and degradation, including physical violence and other forms of aggressive behaviour.
“It is clear to me this has had a serious and lasting effects on them, along with your relentless harassment of them when they tried to escape you.” For all 12 offences, Judge Cuddy sentenced Lamb to seven-and-a-half years in prison.
She also imposed a 15-year restraining order in respect of both victims, and banned him from driving for seven years from when he leaves prison.
She also banned him from keeping animals for 10 years.
