JORDAN ARMSTRONG – WHITEHAVEN Whitehaven Man Jailed for Strangling and Headbutt…

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Whitehaven Man Jailed for Strangling and Headbutting Ex-Partner in Unprovoked Attack

A Whitehaven man who strangled and repeatedly headbutted his former partner after entering her home uninvited has been sentenced to prison.

Jordan Armstrong, 27, of White School Close, was handed an 18-month immediate custodial sentence at Carlisle Crown Court after admitting to assault and strangulation.

The court heard that Armstrong and his former partner had been in a relationship for around a year before separating in June 2022, due in part to his heavy drinking and “benders.” Despite their split, the pair had remained on relatively good terms until the violent incident on 24 August 2022.

That evening, the woman had been entertaining a neighbour and her 16-year-old son when Armstrong suddenly entered her kitchen uninvited. Witnesses described him as appearing “drunk and angry.”

After making a series of abusive remarks toward his ex-partner, he was repeatedly asked to leave. The neighbour eventually left the property to seek help, fearing the situation was escalating.

Prosecutor David Ball told the court that Armstrong then lunged at the woman, grabbing her by the throat and squeezing tightly, causing pain and leaving her struggling to breathe. When her teenage son tried to step in, he backed away in fear as Armstrong clenched his fist.

“The defendant then headbutted the woman five times,” Mr Ball said. “She suffered pain to her windpipe, bruising and swelling to her forehead, jaw, and right eyebrow.”

In a victim impact statement, the woman described the assault as “hard to process,” explaining that Armstrong had never previously shown violence toward her during their relationship.

Armstrong was arrested and later admitted offences of intentional strangulation and assault against both the woman and the teenager. He gave no comment during his police interview.

Sentencing him, Judge Michael Fanning condemned the attack, calling it a serious example of domestic violence.

“This is domestic violence,” he told Armstrong. “It is all the more serious because it represents a breach of trust. You went to your former partner’s home uninvited, under the influence, and subjected her to a frightening and sustained assault.”