A vicious thug who strangled and threatened his pregnant partner told a neighbour witnessing one of his attacks: "She's my bird, I will do what I want".

Steffan Pattie, 28, from Skelmersdale, Lancashire , was jailed for 24 months at Preston Crown Court on Monday after pleading guilty to strangulation, assault occasioning ABH, battery and criminal damage. After entering a relationship with the victim in December 2020, he gradually became "abusive and violent on more than one occasion", the court was told.

The court heard that, on one occasion in 2023, Pattie had brought his victim to the floor while she was pregnant and strangled her, placing both hands around her neck. After the child was born, the victim also alleged Pattie would call her names and blame her if the child was unwell.

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