A 34 year old man from Ashton under Lyne has been jailed for life following a campaign of abuse against a woman.
Ryan Schofield of Whiteacre Road was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 13 years at Bolton Crown Court today after pleading guilty to making threats to kill, assault, rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and false
The court heard how Schofield went online and befriended his victim, used controlling behaviour and engaged in horrific physical and sexual abuse.
Schofield was originally arrested for being in breach of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order, but officers found evidence on his phone of him abusing his victim.
Between March and October 2022, Schofield subjected his victim to several incidents of controlling and coercive behaviour, assault, rape and false imprisonment.
