An award-winning businessman who planned to start a new career as a solicitor with a prestigious legal firm carried out a shocking campaign of abuse against a former partner.

Alexander Galpin abused the woman over an 18-month period including attempting to coerce her into having an abortion and attempt to prevent her from contacting others. Galpin, 24, also seized the woman on the body causing her to fall on a bed and lay on top of her and repeatedly engaged in aggressive behaviour towards her while the pair were in a relationship .

He also demanded she not see her family and not to leave their flat when they lived together. The university graduate started up the gourmet food business Luxford Burgers from a shipping container as a click and collect delivery service and opened two r

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