It was only a “brief” strangulation!

The ODT reports:

A man who strangled his ex-partner then attacked her again while on bail has won his appeal and may serve the rest of his sentence on home detention.

Nathan Graham Parry (34), a Mosgiel concrete worker, was last year jailed for two and a-half years after admitting charges of strangulation, assault with intent to injure and assault in a family relationship.

Because the sentence was above the two-year threshold, home detention could not be considered.

Parry appealed to the High Court and Justice Rob Osborne agreed the outcome was manifestly excessive.

He reduced the prison term to 22 months and opened the door for an electronically-monitored sentence, should an appropriate address be found.

So he attacked her once by strangling her, and then again on bail, and he now gets home detention only!

Justice Osborne agreed that Judge Turner had taken a starting point in constructing the sentence that was too high and ruled he had been too harsh when considering the second episode.

“An important feature of this case, unlike some more serious cases of strangulation, is that there was neither a threat to kill nor a loss of consciousness or infliction of urinary incontinence. In fact, the strangulation was relatively brief, as noted by the judge,” Justice Osborne said.

If you strangle someone for a non-brief period of time, you kill them!

He has strangled her twice – once on bail. The chances that he will do so again while on home detention are high.