A violent abuser has been jailed for three years after he admitted strangling his former partner when he appeared in court.
Joshua Crompton was jailed by Recorder Benjamin Williams at Brighton Crown Court on Friday (7 February). The judge also imposed an indefinite restraining order.
Crompton pleaded guilty to two charges of intentional strangulation, two counts of assault and a further charge of criminal damage before Judge Jeremy Gold at Hove Crown Court on Thursday 23 January.
Sussex Police said today (Monday 10 February): “An Eastbourne man who controlled and violently assaulted a woman over a number of years has been jailed.
“Joshua Crompton, 27, of Bedfordwell Road, in Eastbourne, sought to control his victim’s behaviour through manipulation and repeated assaults between 2022 and December 2024.
“The victim, now a 21-year-old woman, reported the pattern of abuse to police on Friday 20 December 2024.
“She set out multiple instances of Crompton attempting to control her relationships with her friends and family – and fixated paranoid behaviour that often led to violence.
“In March 2023, Crompton held a knife to her throat and strangled her until she lost consciousness.
“The incident was one in a catalogue of assaults in private and in public.
“After reporting the abuse to police, the victim was on the phone to a police officer the next day when Crompton arrived at her home and attacked her.
“She fled to a business near by and police attended but Crompton had fled the scene.
“He was arrested shortly after and subsequently charged with four counts of intentional strangulation, three counts of assault and one count each of engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour, stalking, threatening a person with an offensive weapon and criminal damage.
“He was remanded in custody to await trial.”
At Hove last month, he admitted two counts of intentional strangulation as well as two assaults and criminal damage.
Sussex Police added: “Following consultation with the victim, the pleas were accepted and the remaining charges were ordered to lay on file.”
Detective Constable Tania Snashall, of Eastbourne’s Safeguarding Investigation Unit, said: “Crompton subjected his victim to repeated and prolonged assaults which caused her to fear for her life.
“The effect this has had on her has been profound and long-lasting.
“I do not underestimate the bravery it took for her to report him to the police but, thanks to her, he is now safely behind bars where he can cause no further harm.
“I hope this sentence allows her to begin to rebuild her life.”
