A man who subjected a woman to a prolonged and violent assault has been jailed.

Damian Manning, 33, of Lincoln Road in Portslade, subjected a woman in her 20s to a sustained attack that left her with multiple injuries.

Police were called to the property at around 7am on August 29 last year following reports of a disturbance, with officers separating Manning from the woman to speak to them both separately,

He was arrested at the scene and charged with intentional strangulation, causing actual bodily harm, making threats to kill and two counts of criminal damage.

Manning pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation and was found guilty of one count of criminal damage.

He was found not guilty of making threats to kill and another count of criminal damage.

Manning was sentenced to 13 months in prison by Hove Crown Court earlier this month and was also issued with a restraining order banning him from contacting the woman or visiting a number of addresses linked to her.

Police Constable Andrew Lloyd said: “Women and girls should feel safe in our communities and we will continue to work tirelessly to protect them.

“Acts of violence such as these have long-lasting impacts, long after the assault itself.

“I hope this custodial sentence and restraining order will go some way to providing closure to Damian Manning’s victim and I would like to thank her for supporting this investigation and helping to take a dangerous individual off the streets.”