The defendant attempted to strangle his then girlfriend (stock photo)
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Drunken Aaron Shelley tried to strangle his partner after a row turned violent.
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard he put his hands around her neck as she ‘struggled to breathe’.
He eventually let go of her and she later reported the incident to police.