A 25-year-old Sling man accused of strangling and threatening to kill a woman in Coleford is to stand trial at Gloucester Crown Court next year.

Jack Bishop of Marsh Way, is facing charges of intentionally strangling the woman, using controlling and coercive behaviour towards her and making a death threat.

Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court granted him conditional bail pending a pre-trial review hearing at the Crown Court on 2nd August next year.

While on bail, he is required to live and sleep each night at his home address and he must not contact any civilian witnesses in the case.

The charges allege that between 1st March and 1st April 2024 he intentionally strangled the woman and that on 3rd May 2024 he committed a similar offence of strangulation.

The charge that he used coercive and controlling behaviour is dated between 1st June 2023 and 26th October 2024 and alleges that he assaulted her numerous times, pulled her hair, slapped, strangled and hit her.

The charge of threatening to kill her, intending that she would fear the threat would be carried out, is alleged to have been committed during the same time June 2023 to October 2024 time period.