Locations
Netton Close, Bishopstone, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5
Description
A man who raped and strangled a woman in Andover has been jailed.
Martin Collins, aged 46, was found guilty by a jury at Winchester Crown Court of two counts of intentional strangulation and one count of rape against a woman who was known to him.
The offences took place between 1 July 2023 and 1 August 2023, and Collins was also found guilty of criminal damage to a tumble dryer at an address in Andover, which took place during this same period.
The trial began on Monday 9 June this year, with the jury returning their verdicts on Friday 13 June.
Collins, of Netton Close in Bishopstone, Wiltshire, was sentenced that same afternoon. His Honour Judge Dugdale jailed him for seven years and issued a 20 year restraining order.