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flag A man was sentenced for strangling his ex-partner during a phone dispute in July 2024.

flag A 37-year-old Kendal man, Mark Richard Dixon, was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court for strangulating his former partner during a July 2024 dispute over his phone, which she had found containing messages to another woman. flag Prosecutors said he grabbed her throat three times, pinned her to the floor, and used his knee on her head to retrieve the device while she pleaded for him to stop. flag The victim, who had no history of abuse, said she feared for her life. flag Dixon denied the charges, claiming the allegations were fabricated due to relationship tensions and his messages to another woman. flag Judge Michael Fanning called the case "highly unusual," noting it was a single incident without a pattern of abuse, and cited Dixon’s remorse, good character, and community involvement when sentencing.

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