>A domestic abuser who tried to suffocate and strangle his former partner has been jailed after she found the courage to report him.>Alistair Hopkinson repeatedly subjected the woman to various acts of violent behaviour last year while they were in a relationship.>His campaign of abuse saw him fly into a jealous rage and choke his victim not just once – but twice – to the point she then lost consciousness.>Hopkinson punched the woman in the face during the first incident on 29 August last year, before grabbing her by the throat until she blacked out.>The 31-year-old's violent behaviour then escalated still further on 19 September, when he grabbed her head and forced it into a pillow, leaving her struggling to breathe.>That wasn't the end of Hopkinson's offending, however, as nearly one month later – on 18 October – he strangled her again at a Nottinghamshire address until she passed out.>When she eventually regained consciousness, the woman managed to fight off her attacker and raise the alarm, with police arriving soon afterwards to put Hopkinson in handcuffs.>The woman then showcased immense bravery by sharing details of Hopkinson's violent behaviour with the police, who were duly able to charge him with a multitude of offences.>These included two counts of intentional strangulation, one count of intentional suffocation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.>Having pleaded guilty to those charges, Hopkinson, of Chesterfield Road, Worksop, appeared before Nottingham Crown Court to be sentenced on Thursday (4 June).>He was subsequently jailed for two-and-a-half years and made the subject of a restraining order. This will last until further order and bans him from contacting the woman in any wayhttps://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2026/june/womans-bravery-helps-jail-man-who-tried-to-suffocate-and-strangle-her/
