A Florida man thought his wife was cheating on him, so he allegedly strangled her while she was sleeping — with the woman waking up to find his hands gripped around her throat — after he discovered text messages on her phone from another man, police say.

William Millan, 40, of Boca Raton, is charged with felony battery by strangulation for the May 27 attack. It was allegedly the second time in two days that he attacked the victim in this way, according to a probable cause affidavit , which was filed in Palm Beach County last week.

“William advised that he found out that [his wife] was cheating and wanted to teach her a lesson,” the affidavit says, citing Millan’s interview with Boca Raton police.

“William also locked her out of the house and refused to give her the keys to their car so

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