A Newcastle-under-Lyme man has been remanded into custody after being charged with violent and coercive control offences.

Staffordshire Police has confirmed that Ethan Beech, 22, of Chesterton, has been charged with wounding / inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent, assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm, intentional strangulation, engaging in controlling / coercive behaviour, false imprisonment, threats to kill and criminal damage to property valued under £5,000.

The police force said the offences took place between September 2025 and November 2026.

Beech appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Friday (6 November).

He has been remanded into custody ahead of a hearing due at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Monday 7 December.