Court heard Newton, from Annfield Plain in County Durham “posed a high risk of causing serious harm to women”.Prosecutor Gavin Doig said during another incident he caused the woman to pass out after putting one hand on her mouth and the other around her neck until she lost consciousness.Mr Doig said Newton threatened another victim while armed with a machete, Chronicle Live reports.
In a statement read to the court, the first victim said the ordeal had “had a massive impact on my life, physically and mentally” and left her feeling she couldn’t be in her house alone.The second victim said she had feared for her life and was “afraid to be in my own house”.In mitigation, the court heard Newton had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and.
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