A heart-breaking statement from a woman who was the victim of abuse from a violent and coercive man was read out in court. Shamar Guthrie-Ellis, 22, has been sentenced to four years in prison after a campaign of abuse against two women from Greater Manchester.

Guthrie-Ellis, of Ayres Road, Old Trafford , was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday (August 15). He was charged with several offences against two victims, including assault and coercive control, as well as assaulting a female police officer by kicking her and causing her hand to bleed, during one of his arrests.

He pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial, after originally denying the charges - an act that police believe was done as an attempt to remain in control over his victims.

During court proceedings,

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