Thug rips girlfriend’s hair out, smashes head and strangles her until she passes out

Thug rips girlfriend’s hair out, smashes head and strangles her until she passes outThe domestic abuser has been jailed for 16 months. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Sarah Barltrop 11:40, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 11:42, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 A thug has been jailed after strangling his partner (Image: Derbyshire Police)A violent thug who smashed his partner's head, ripped chunks of her hair out and strangled her until she passed out has been jailed. Stephen McCLean, 43, attacked the woman at her home address in Belper after the couple had an argument, and then assaulted the police officer who arrested him. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) After the woman regained consciousness, she managed to fight him off and escape. But the incident left her in hospital for three to four days where she was diagnosed with pneumonia and bruising and an infection in her lungs. "This made me realise how serious the incident was because I had never been in hospital before," she said in a victim impact statement. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy Read more: Northern, Victoria, and Elizabeth Line update as Tube strikes to hit London Re...