A man who strangled his partner and told her “today is the day you are going to die" has been jailed.
Daniel Howard launched a brutal attack on his girlfriend and caused her to flee their home in terror, too frightened to return.
He was sentenced to four years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to intentional strangulation, two counts of making threats to kill, assault by beating and criminal damage.
His girlfriend later told officers his abusive behaviour had been escalating for years.
But the incident that landed the 38-year-old in prison started on April 20, when he began verbally abusing her and threatening to "slit the throats of everyone in the household while they slept".
The following morning, he attacked her, grabbing her by the throat, stopping her from breathing, and saying: "Today is the day you are going to die."
She tried to escape, but Howard grabbed her by the hair from behind and punched her repeatedly in the face, head and stomach.
He also smashed a laptop and TV remote during the attack.
The woman fled to a nearby park and called 999, telling operators she was too frightened to return home.
Following Howard's arrest, he told officers: "I lost my temper, I'm going to admit to everything. I put my hands on her."
Howard, from Murrow in Wisbech, was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court on July 21.
DC Jon Coupland said: "Howard subjected the victim to a terrifying ordeal, leaving her genuinely fearing for her life.
"His abuse escalated from threatening and controlling behaviour to serious violence."
Howard was also handed a ten-year restraining order, and the victim has been praised by police for her bravery.
DC Coupland said: "The victim showed immense courage in reporting what happened and supporting the investigation.
"Thanks to her bravery, Howard has been brought to justice and is now serving a significant prison sentence."
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