Narcissist who stamped on ex-girlfriend’s neck in sickening rampage given maximum five-year sentence

A NARCISSIST who strangled and stamped on his ex-girlfriend’s neck in a sickening rampage has been handed a five-year sentence - the utmost allowed by legislation.

Gavin Anstey, 37, additionally held damaged glass to her eye in November final 12 months.

Gavin Anstey, 37, was sentenced to 5 years for the horrifying assaultCredit score: Sussex Information and Photos

Hove Crown Court docket heard scaffolder Anstey, who was jailed in 2008 for inflicting the deaths of two younger girls by harmful driving, has a historical past of attacking his companions.

In a robust sufferer impression assertion, the lady, who was left with lasting accidents and PTSD, mentioned: “Through the incident, Gavin would assault me, I’d catch my breath, after which he’d begin one other assault. It went from room to room as he threw me round my flat.

“The assault lasted for therefore lengthy, and I didn’t have entry to my cellphone as a result of it went flying, that I had no method out.

“After the assault my entire physique was painful and bruised. He had scrunched up my eye and held glass to it so I believed he was going to go for my eye with it.

“He had stamped on my neck with such pressure I couldn’t breathe and had no method out. He strangled me to the purpose the place my household flashed earlier than my eyes.”

She bravely described Anstey as a narcissist who was incapable of feeling any regret or empathy in the direction of others.

The thug, from Worthing, West Sussex, pleaded responsible to inflicting precise bodily hurt, non-fatal strangulation and felony harm at Hove Crown Court docket.

Through the assault, Anstey raged: “I'll fortunately go down for twenty years to kill you.”

Choose Christine Henson KC jailed him for 4 years on Monday with an prolonged 12 months on licence - the utmost allowed by legislation.

He'll serve at the least two thirds of the 4 years in custody.

Choose Henson mentioned Anstey posed a critical danger of reoffending and was a excessive danger of inflicting critical hurt or loss of life to future companions.

She mentioned: "It's clear you've got acute problem in conducting your self in an intimate relationship.

"I’m in little question you pose a critical danger of hurt to others."