MAN JAILED FOR SIX YEARS FOR COERCIVE AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIOUR
A man has received a six-year prison sentence for controlling and coercive conduct following the victim’s decision to report the abuse to the police.Suresh Nageswaran, aged 41 and residing on Upper King Street in Norwich, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on 26 June 2026.
This came after a jury convicted him in April 2026 of multiple charges including controlling and coercive behaviour, intentional strangulation, assault causing bodily harm, and attempting to obstruct the course of justice.
The court proceedings revealed that Nageswaran subjecting the woman to both physical and emotional abuse over several years.
The evidence included incidents where he assaulted her while she was pregnant, and another occasion where he choked her and made her believe she would die.
Despite the woman reporting the abuse to police in March 2025, the coercive and controlling behaviour persisted, with Nageswaran pressuring her to rescind her complaint against him.
In a statement read to the court, the woman bravely explained how Nageswaran appeared to be "bright, friendly and outgoing" at the start of their relationship but soon started exhibiting manipulative behaviour - isolating her from friends and family and making threats to maintain control.
She also told how his drinking intensified his aggression.
She said, "Before this relationship I was a confident and independent person with a successful career, clear goals and strong sense of self.
Over time that was gradually taken away from me.
"He repeatedly belittled me and criticised everything I did.
He made me feel nothing I did was good enough and I had no value.
I was walking on eggshells every single day.
Speaking about the strangulation she said "I genuinely believed he was going to kill me" She continued "I felt terrified and feared for my life in a way I had never experienced before.
I remember thinking my children might lose their mother and grow up without me.
"I’m trying very hard to stabilise my life but often feel overwhelmed and exhausted.
I am trying to move forward but the impact of his actions will stay with me for a long time".
