A thug who choked his partner until she was unconscious then gagged her and tied her up has been jailed for five years and four months.

Anthony Stubley launched the unprovoked attack on the 51-year-old woman at their home, putting both his hands around her throat and throttling her until she passed out.

When she awoke she found she had been gagged and her hands were tied.

After the ordeal the 50-year-old untied her and she called her family who came to pick her up.

On Monday (June 8) Stubley, of Lower Coombe Street, Croydon, pleaded guilty to GBH with intent at Croydon Crown Court.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Andrew Brown said: "Stubley has been convicted of a violent domestic assault against his partner.

“He will be in custody for a substantial period of time and we hope that the victim can move on from this violent incident.

"We would urge anybody in an abusive relationship to take action.

“Either call the police or get in touch with the National Domestic Abuse Helpline.

“There are people there who can help you and we will take positive action to support victims of domestic abuse, as we have done in this case."

You can contact police by calling 999 in an emergency or 101 in a non-emergency.

Contact the National Domestic Violence Helpline on 08082 000247.