A bully described as 'a clear danger to women' has been jailed. Charlie Stefano, 35, stuck his tongue out for the camera as his mugshot was taken after he was arrested for assaulting a woman in Chatham, Kent, in the early hours of February 13.
He grabbed her by the throat twice, dragged her across the floor and held her over a staircase, and snapped her phone in half. The woman fled the address and ran to a petrol station when Stefano tried to check whether neighbours had called police.
Arrest and court proceedings
Stefano, of Dagenham, east London, was tracked down and arrested hours later. He admitted charges of intentional strangulation and causing actual bodily harm at Maidstone Crown Court. Two further charges of criminal damage and engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour were ordered to lie on file.
Sentence and impact
He was jailed for two years and 10 months and given a six-year restraining order. Detective Sergeant Leighton Prior said: 'A woman has been traumatised by Stefano's actions and I hope the prison sentence and restraining order could bring her some closure.'
'I would like to commend her courage in supporting his prosecution and ensuring a man who is a clear danger to women is now behind bars.'
