A man has been jailed for over two years after he strangled a woman in Stoke-on-Trent.

David Vincent Hammonds, 42, of Northwood, was sentenced to two-years-and-three-months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Monday (17 August) after he admitted intentional strangulation.

It comes after Hammonds went to the victim's house in Bucknall on 30 December last year.

Staffordshire Police said an argument took place before Hammonds got on top of her and strangled her.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: "Thankfully the victim managed to stop the assault before she lost consciousness."

The police force said officers attended the scene "a short time later" and Hammonds was arrested.

Detective Constable Aleshia Mellor, of CID north, led the investigation.

She said: "Hammonds subjected the victim to a spontaneous and violent attack and has rightfully been brought before the courts for his actions.

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"Officers have worked hard to gather the evidence needed in this case to ensure that Hammonds was left with little choice but to admit his offences."