Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A thug who strangled his girlfriend, told her he would kill her and tried to pour urine over her during a terrifying and prolonged attack has been jailed.
Benjamin Merriman, 30, also told the woman he would stab her if she fell asleep, and she said he threatened to rape her, a court was told.
A judge said the victim thought she was going to die - and heard how she begged for help as Merriman subjected her to an ordeal of violence lasting several hours. READ MORE: Tameside man, 19, appears in court charged with murdering his sister, 15, at holiday park He's now been jailed for three-and-a-half years.
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